Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 47.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 27.5% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.6% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
be 36.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.9% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.8% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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