Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.7% more likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 47.5% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 54.8% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.0% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.2% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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