Egypt
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Identity
Formal name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Egypt's population map hugs the Nile Valley and Delta: FAO says 98% of people live on only 3% of the land.
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Egypt vs Israel
120 shared metrics.
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Israel
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: State of Israel.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Israel leads in 72 of 120 shared metrics, while Egypt leads in 48.
Egypt's Water Withdrawal is 49.6x that of Israel (77.5 B m³ vs 1.5 B m³).
Egypt's Land Area is 45.0x that of Israel (995.5K km² vs 21.6K km²).
Egypt's Water Stress (%) is 37.0x that of Israel (7.8K% vs 204%).
Egypt's Irrigated Land is 17.9x that of Israel (36.5K km² vs 1.9K km²).
Egypt's Population is 11.0x that of Israel (112.87M vs 9.40M).
Key Comparisons
Water WithdrawalEgypt leads
Egypt
77.5 B m³
Israel
1.5 B m³
Land AreaEgypt leads
Egypt
995.5K km²
Israel
21.6K km²
Water Stress (%)Egypt leads
Egypt
7.8K%
Israel
204%
Irrigated LandEgypt leads
Egypt
36.5K km²
Israel
1.9K km²
PopulationEgypt leads
Egypt
112.87M
Israel
9.40M
Merchant Fleet SizeEgypt leads
Egypt
441
Israel
41
All Metrics
Water Withdrawal
EgyptEgypt
77.5 B m³
Israel
1.5 B m³
4965% higher
Land Area
EgyptEgypt
995.5K km²
Israel
21.6K km²
4500% higher
Water Stress (%)
EgyptEgypt
7.8K%
Israel
204%
3699% higher
Irrigated Land
EgyptEgypt
36.5K km²
Israel
1.9K km²
1794% higher
Population
EgyptEgypt
112.87M
Israel
9.40M
1100% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
EgyptEgypt
441
Israel
41
976% higher
Inflation Rate
EgyptEgypt
28.3%
Israel
3.1%
813% higher
Coastline Length
EgyptEgypt
2.5K km
Israel
273 km
797% higher
Political Corruption Index
EgyptEgypt
0.73
Israel
0.11
581% higher
Wind Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
3.8%
Israel
0.56%
575% higher
Teen Birth Rate
EgyptEgypt
41.75 per 1k
Israel
6.2 per 1k
573% higher
Infant Mortality
EgyptEgypt
16.1 per 1k births
Israel
2.7 per 1k births
496% higher
Child Mortality
EgyptEgypt
17.5 per 1k births
Israel
3.4 per 1k births
415% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
EgyptEgypt
291.64 Mt CO2e
Israel
57.67 Mt CO2e
406% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
EgyptEgypt
836.0K
Israel
178.0K
370% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
11.97% of GDP
Israel
2.7% of GDP
338% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EgyptEgypt
35.63% of firms
Israel
8.3% of firms
328% higher
Railway Length
EgyptEgypt
5.1K km
Israel
1.5K km
240% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
EgyptEgypt
18.29% of youth labor force
Israel
6.0% of youth labor force
203% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EgyptEgypt
54.86 µg/m³
Israel
18.6 µg/m³
195% higher
Electricity Generation
EgyptEgypt
235.41 TWh
Israel
80.57 TWh
192% higher
GDP Growth Rate
EgyptEgypt
2.4%
Israel
0.87%
175% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EgyptEgypt
59.68M kW
Israel
22.61M kW
164% higher
Shipping Traffic
EgyptEgypt
7.77M
Israel
2.95M
163% higher
Land Border Length
EgyptEgypt
2.6K km
Israel
1.1K km
145% higher
Unemployment Rate
EgyptEgypt
7.2%
Israel
3.1%
129% higher
Air Passengers
EgyptEgypt
16.67M
Israel
7.38M
126% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
EgyptEgypt
9.4 per 100k
Israel
4.2 per 100k
124% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
IsraelEgypt
0.01 per 100k people
Israel
1.7 per 100k people
100% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
IsraelEgypt
0.05%
Israel
6.5%
99% lower
Capital Elevation
IsraelEgypt
23 m
Israel
754 m
97% lower
Spirits Consumption
IsraelEgypt
0.04 L/person/yr
Israel
1.1 L/person/yr
96% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
IsraelEgypt
$170.98
Israel
$4,223.87
96% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
IsraelEgypt
0.37% of firms
Israel
10.3% of firms
96% lower
Alcohol Consumption
IsraelEgypt
0.13 L/adult/yr
Israel
2.8 L/adult/yr
95% lower
Beer Consumption
IsraelEgypt
0.08 L/person/yr
Israel
1.2 L/person/yr
93% lower
GNI Per Capita
IsraelEgypt
$3,510
Israel
$52,910
93% lower
Military Spending
IsraelEgypt
0.67% of GDP
Israel
8.8% of GDP
92% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IsraelEgypt
0.36 per 1M people
Israel
4.4 per 1M people
92% lower
Credit Card Ownership
IsraelEgypt
6.0% of adults
Israel
79.05% of adults
92% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
IsraelEgypt
3.8%
Israel
37.23%
90% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IsraelEgypt
0.05 per 1M people
Israel
0.53 per 1M people
90% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
IsraelEgypt
3.1% of firms
Israel
28.5% of firms
89% lower
Suicide Rate
IsraelEgypt
0.63 per 100k
Israel
4.4 per 100k
86% lower
Airports
EgyptEgypt
72
Israel
39
85% higher
Obesity Rate
EgyptEgypt
42.99%
Israel
23.39%
84% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
IsraelEgypt
4.1%
Israel
24.8%
84% lower
Foreign Patents
IsraelEgypt
1.3K
Israel
8.0K
83% lower
Tourism Revenue
EgyptEgypt
$4,874,000,000
Israel
$2,661,000,000
83% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
IsraelEgypt
1.0% of GDP
Israel
6.0% of GDP
83% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
IsraelEgypt
0.67 per 1k
Israel
3.8 per 1k
82% lower
Solar Electricity Share
IsraelEgypt
3.1%
Israel
16.18%
81% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
IsraelEgypt
0.12
Israel
0.59
80% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IsraelEgypt
30.65 per 100k
Israel
138.25 per 100k
78% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IsraelEgypt
1.5K kWh/person
Israel
6.8K kWh/person
78% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IsraelEgypt
82.77 per 1k people
Israel
379.04 per 1k people
78% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
IsraelEgypt
0.18
Israel
0.82
78% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
EgyptEgypt
21 days/yr
Israel
12 days/yr
75% higher
Population Density
IsraelEgypt
115.06 /km²
Israel
455.13 /km²
75% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
IsraelEgypt
26.29 kg/person/yr
Israel
97.02 kg/person/yr
73% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
IsraelEgypt
0.19
Israel
0.69
73% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
103% of GDP
Israel
59.6% of GDP
73% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
IsraelEgypt
59.46 kg/person/yr
Israel
193.6 kg/person/yr
69% lower
Forest Area
IsraelEgypt
449.8 km²
Israel
1.4K km²
68% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IsraelEgypt
$19,094.14
Israel
$55,690.74
66% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IsraelEgypt
1.1 per 1k
Israel
3.1 per 1k
65% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IsraelEgypt
928.39 kg oil eq/person
Israel
2.5K kg oil eq/person
62% lower
Broadband Access (%)
IsraelEgypt
12 per 100 people
Israel
30 per 100 people
60% lower
CO2 Per Capita
IsraelEgypt
2.2 t/person/yr
Israel
5.6 t/person/yr
60% lower
Digital Payments Used
IsraelEgypt
36.33% of adults
Israel
91.16% of adults
60% lower
Elderly Population (%)
IsraelEgypt
5.1%
Israel
12.55%
59% lower
Big Mac Price
IsraelEgypt
$2.65
Israel
$6.36
58% lower
Scientific Publications
EgyptEgypt
24.0K
Israel
15.4K
56% higher
Urban Population (%)
IsraelEgypt
42.8%
Israel
91.54%
53% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
IsraelEgypt
30 pts
Israel
62 pts
52% lower
Protected Land (%)
IsraelEgypt
13.2%
Israel
27.6%
52% lower
Life Evaluation Score
IsraelEgypt
3.9 pts
Israel
7.2 pts
46% lower
Domestic Patents
IsraelEgypt
881
Israel
1.6K
45% lower
Exports (% GDP)
IsraelEgypt
16.38% of GDP
Israel
28.43% of GDP
42% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
IsraelEgypt
5.8%
Israel
9.8%
41% lower
Time Zones Count
IsraelEgypt
3.0 time zones
Israel
5.0 time zones
40% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
IsraelEgypt
0.55
Israel
0.86
37% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IsraelEgypt
97 per 100 people
Israel
153.34 per 100 people
37% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
IsraelEgypt
4.7% of GDP
Israel
7.3% of GDP
36% lower
University Enrollment Rate
IsraelEgypt
37.58%
Israel
55.84%
33% lower
Women in Senior Management
IsraelEgypt
22.31% of managers
Israel
32.76% of managers
32% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
IsraelEgypt
6.3% of firms
Israel
9.3% of firms
32% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
EgyptEgypt
38.2% of adults
Israel
29.4% of adults
30% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IsraelEgypt
7.0 sites
Israel
10 sites
30% lower
GDP (Nominal)
IsraelEgypt
$389,059,911,003.57
Israel
$540,379,921,261.68
28% lower
Inequality (Gini)
IsraelEgypt
28.5
Israel
37.9
25% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
EgyptEgypt
33.64% of adults
Israel
27.46% of adults
23% higher
Smoking Rate
EgyptEgypt
24.7%
Israel
20.4%
21% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IsraelEgypt
78.94%
Israel
99.46%
21% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
EgyptEgypt
45.12 hrs/week
Israel
37.74 hrs/week
20% higher
Border Neighbors
IsraelEgypt
4.0
Israel
5.0
20% lower
Food Waste per Person
EgyptEgypt
203.76 kg/person/yr
Israel
170.92 kg/person/yr
19% higher
Human Development Index
IsraelEgypt
0.75
Israel
0.92
18% lower
Median Age
IsraelEgypt
24.0 years
Israel
29.1 years
18% lower
Highest Elevation
EgyptEgypt
2.6K m
Israel
2.2K m
18% higher
Internet Users (%)
IsraelEgypt
73%
Israel
88.18%
17% lower
Youth Population (%)
EgyptEgypt
31.99%
Israel
27.41%
17% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
IsraelEgypt
75.8% of adults
Israel
89.66% of adults
15% lower
Life Expectancy
IsraelEgypt
71.6 years
Israel
83.2 years
14% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
EgyptEgypt
563.23 gCO2/kWh
Israel
492.69 gCO2/kWh
14% higher
Fertility Rate
IsraelEgypt
2.5 children/woman
Israel
2.9 children/woman
12% lower
Dependency Ratio
IsraelEgypt
59.01% of working-age pop.
Israel
66.56% of working-age pop.
11% lower
Imports (% GDP)
IsraelEgypt
23.22% of GDP
Israel
26.02% of GDP
11% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EgyptEgypt
27.7%
Israel
25%
11% higher
Death Rate
IsraelEgypt
4.3 per 1k
Israel
4.9 per 1k
11% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
EgyptEgypt
24.7% of adults
Israel
22.4% of adults
10% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
EgyptEgypt
25.8 kg/person/yr
Israel
24.43 kg/person/yr
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
IsraelEgypt
97.09%
Israel
99.92%
3% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
IsraelEgypt
6.1%
Israel
6.2%
2% lower
Birth Rate
IsraelEgypt
18.63 per 1k
Israel
18.89 per 1k
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
IsraelEgypt
0%
Israel
3.4%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
100%
Israel
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
EgyptEgypt
-133 m
Israel
-431 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
EgyptEgypt
1.0
Israel
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IsraelEgypt
-4.2% of GDP
Israel
1.5% of GDP
ranked lower
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