Bubble scatterplot of eight countries. Horizontal position is average government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in 2023–2025; vertical position is average life evaluation in the same period. Bubble area represents 2025 GDP per person at PPP. Vertical lines show 95% confidence intervals. Egypt has the lowest life evaluation, 3.862, with a 95% interval of 3.765–3.958, despite the largest estimated GDP per person in this group. This is an association, not a causal estimate.