Egypt
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
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 Libya
100 shared metrics.
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Libya
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: State of Libya.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name probably derives from the Libu, a North African tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Egypt leads in 56 of 100 shared metrics, while Libya leads in 44.
Egypt's Beer Consumption is 131.7x that of Libya (0.08 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Egypt's Protected Land (%) is 131.0x that of Libya (13.2% vs 0.10%).
Egypt's Solar Electricity Share is 102.3x that of Libya (3.1% vs 0.03%).
Egypt's Scientific Publications is 57.9x that of Libya (24.0K vs 407.95).
Egypt's Population Density is 26.7x that of Libya (115.06 /km² vs 4.2 /km²).
Key Comparisons
Beer ConsumptionEgypt leads
Egypt
0.08 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
Protected Land (%)Egypt leads
Egypt
13.2%
Libya
0.10%
Solar Electricity ShareEgypt leads
Egypt
3.1%
Libya
0.03%
Scientific PublicationsEgypt leads
Egypt
24.0K
Libya
407.95
Population DensityEgypt leads
Egypt
115.06 /km²
Libya
4.2 /km²
PopulationEgypt leads
Egypt
112.87M
Libya
7.36M
All Metrics
Beer Consumption
EgyptEgypt
0.08 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
13167% higher
Protected Land (%)
EgyptEgypt
13.2%
Libya
0.10%
13100% higher
Solar Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
3.1%
Libya
0.03%
10233% higher
Scientific Publications
EgyptEgypt
24.0K
Libya
407.95
5789% higher
Population Density
EgyptEgypt
115.06 /km²
Libya
4.2 /km²
2671% higher
Population
EgyptEgypt
112.87M
Libya
7.36M
1433% higher
Air Passengers
EgyptEgypt
16.67M
Libya
1.09M
1423% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
103% of GDP
Libya
7.5% of GDP
1273% higher
Water Withdrawal
EgyptEgypt
77.5 B m³
Libya
5.7 B m³
1255% higher
Inflation Rate
EgyptEgypt
28.3%
Libya
2.1%
1248% higher
Spirits Consumption
EgyptEgypt
0.04 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
1245% higher
Alcohol Consumption
EgyptEgypt
0.13 L/adult/yr
Libya
0.01 L/adult/yr
983% higher
Water Stress (%)
EgyptEgypt
7.8K%
Libya
817.14%
848% higher
GDP (Nominal)
EgyptEgypt
$389,059,911,003.57
Libya
$48,487,151,215.35
702% higher
Irrigated Land
EgyptEgypt
36.5K km²
Libya
4.7K km²
677% higher
Teen Birth Rate
EgyptEgypt
41.75 per 1k
Libya
5.9 per 1k
605% higher
Electricity Generation
EgyptEgypt
235.41 TWh
Libya
35.11 TWh
570% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EgyptEgypt
59.68M kW
Libya
10.52M kW
467% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
EgyptEgypt
441
Libya
96
359% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
EgyptEgypt
291.64 Mt CO2e
Libya
63.95 Mt CO2e
356% higher
Broadband Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
12 per 100 people
Libya
5.0 per 100 people
140% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EgyptEgypt
30 pts
Libya
13 pts
131% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
EgyptEgypt
6.1%
Libya
3.1%
97% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LibyaEgypt
0.01 per 100k people
Libya
0.30 per 100k people
97% lower
Suicide Rate
LibyaEgypt
0.63 per 100k
Libya
5.0 per 100k
87% lower
Military Spending
LibyaEgypt
0.67% of GDP
Libya
5.3% of GDP
87% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LibyaEgypt
82.77 per 1k people
Libya
563.63 per 1k people
85% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
EgyptEgypt
30.65 per 100k
Libya
17.03 per 100k
80% higher
Forest Area
LibyaEgypt
449.8 km²
Libya
2.2K km²
79% lower
Exports (% GDP)
LibyaEgypt
16.38% of GDP
Libya
71.97% of GDP
77% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
EgyptEgypt
25.8 kg/person/yr
Libya
14.73 kg/person/yr
75% higher
CO2 Per Capita
LibyaEgypt
2.2 t/person/yr
Libya
8.8 t/person/yr
75% lower
Capital Elevation
LibyaEgypt
23 m
Libya
81 m
72% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
LibyaEgypt
9.4 per 100k
Libya
34 per 100k
72% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EgyptEgypt
27.7%
Libya
16.47%
68% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
LibyaEgypt
0.67 per 1k
Libya
2.0 per 1k
67% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
LibyaEgypt
0.18
Libya
0.54
67% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LibyaEgypt
1.1 per 1k
Libya
3.2 per 1k
66% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EgyptEgypt
54.86 µg/m³
Libya
32.97 µg/m³
66% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
LibyaEgypt
0.05%
Libya
0.12%
63% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
LibyaEgypt
18.29% of youth labor force
Libya
50.06% of youth labor force
63% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LibyaEgypt
928.39 kg oil eq/person
Libya
2.5K kg oil eq/person
63% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
LibyaEgypt
1.5K kWh/person
Libya
4.0K kWh/person
62% lower
Unemployment Rate
LibyaEgypt
7.2%
Libya
18.61%
61% lower
Imports (% GDP)
LibyaEgypt
23.22% of GDP
Libya
56.85% of GDP
59% lower
Digital Payments Used
EgyptEgypt
36.33% of adults
Libya
23.47% of adults
55% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
LibyaEgypt
4.1%
Libya
8.7%
53% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LibyaEgypt
97 per 100 people
Libya
205 per 100 people
53% lower
Urban Population (%)
LibyaEgypt
42.8%
Libya
87.89%
51% lower
Food Waste per Person
EgyptEgypt
203.76 kg/person/yr
Libya
135.83 kg/person/yr
50% higher
GNI Per Capita
LibyaEgypt
$3,510
Libya
$6,890
49% lower
Child Mortality
LibyaEgypt
17.5 per 1k births
Libya
30.8 per 1k births
43% lower
Land Area
LibyaEgypt
995.5K km²
Libya
1.76M km²
43% lower
Land Border Length
LibyaEgypt
2.6K km
Libya
4.3K km
40% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EgyptEgypt
7.0 sites
Libya
5.0 sites
40% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LibyaEgypt
$170.98
Libya
$278.38
39% lower
Credit Card Ownership
LibyaEgypt
6.0% of adults
Libya
9.9% of adults
39% lower
Coastline Length
EgyptEgypt
2.5K km
Libya
1.8K km
38% higher
Electricity Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
100%
Libya
73.2%
37% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EgyptEgypt
0.55
Libya
0.41
33% higher
Life Evaluation Score
LibyaEgypt
3.9 pts
Libya
5.7 pts
33% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
EgyptEgypt
$19,094.14
Libya
$14,303.81
33% higher
Border Neighbors
LibyaEgypt
4.0
Libya
6.0
33% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
LibyaEgypt
563.23 gCO2/kWh
Libya
826.83 gCO2/kWh
32% lower
GDP Growth Rate
EgyptEgypt
2.4%
Libya
1.9%
26% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
LibyaEgypt
33.64% of adults
Libya
45.56% of adults
26% lower
Death Rate
EgyptEgypt
4.3 per 1k
Libya
3.5 per 1k
24% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
LibyaEgypt
75.8% of adults
Libya
99.4% of adults
24% lower
Dependency Ratio
EgyptEgypt
59.01% of working-age pop.
Libya
48% of working-age pop.
23% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
LibyaEgypt
59.46 kg/person/yr
Libya
75 kg/person/yr
21% lower
Obesity Rate
EgyptEgypt
42.99%
Libya
36.15%
19% higher
Internet Users (%)
LibyaEgypt
73%
Libya
89%
18% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
EgyptEgypt
0.12
Libya
0.10
17% higher
Youth Population (%)
EgyptEgypt
31.99%
Libya
27.41%
17% higher
Highest Elevation
EgyptEgypt
2.6K m
Libya
2.3K m
16% higher
Fertility Rate
LibyaEgypt
2.5 children/woman
Libya
3.0 children/woman
15% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
LibyaEgypt
38.2% of adults
Libya
44.5% of adults
14% lower
Median Age
LibyaEgypt
24.0 years
Libya
27.2 years
12% lower
Political Corruption Index
LibyaEgypt
0.73
Libya
0.81
10% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
97.09%
Libya
88.5%
10% higher
Birth Rate
LibyaEgypt
18.63 per 1k
Libya
19.83 per 1k
6% lower
Human Development Index
EgyptEgypt
0.75
Libya
0.72
5% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
LibyaEgypt
21 days/yr
Libya
22 days/yr
5% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
EgyptEgypt
24.7% of adults
Libya
23.8% of adults
4% higher
Airports
LibyaEgypt
72
Libya
75
4% lower
Life Expectancy
EgyptEgypt
71.6 years
Libya
69.3 years
3% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
LibyaEgypt
0.19
Libya
0.19
3% lower
Elderly Population (%)
EgyptEgypt
5.1%
Libya
5.0%
2% higher
Infant Mortality
EgyptEgypt
16.1 per 1k births
Libya
15.9 per 1k births
1% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
4.7% of GDP
Libya
4.7% of GDP
1% higher
Time Zones Count
EgyptEgypt
3.0 time zones
Libya
3.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
0%
Libya
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
3.8%
Libya
0%
ranked higher
Armed Forces Personnel
EgyptEgypt
836.0K
Libya
0
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
EgyptEgypt
0.05 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
LibyaEgypt
-133 m
Libya
-47 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
EgyptEgypt
1.0
Libya
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
LibyaEgypt
-4.2% of GDP
Libya
-3.8% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
11.97% of GDP
Libya
0% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EgyptEgypt
0.36 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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