Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
be 30.6% more likely to be obese
In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.2% less money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $19,100 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 9.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 6.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belarus, 5.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
pay a 73.1% higher top tax rate
Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.7% less likely to be literate
In Belarus, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2019. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 3.3 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 15.3% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 20.3% less on healthcare
Belarus spends 5.9% 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, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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