Egypt vs United States
Egypt vs United States: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 10.6 years in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 4 years, or 1.62 times that in Egypt.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 115 and United States ranked 34 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 10.8 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 10.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025