Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 27.0% more likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 48.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.6% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 23.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Egypt, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.6% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 38.2% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.