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Egypt vs Libya

100 shared metrics.

EgyptLeads in 56

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LibyaLeads in 44

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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.

FAO

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

Egypt

0.08 L/person/yr

Libya

0.00 L/person/yr

13167% higher

Protected Land (%)

Egypt

13.2%

Libya

0.10%

13100% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Egypt

3.1%

Libya

0.03%

10233% higher

Scientific Publications

Egypt

24.0K

Libya

407.95

5789% higher

Population Density

Egypt

115.06 /km²

Libya

4.2 /km²

2671% higher

Population

Egypt

112.87M

Libya

7.36M

1433% higher

Air Passengers

Egypt

16.67M

Libya

1.09M

1423% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Egypt

103% of GDP

Libya

7.5% of GDP

1273% higher

Water Withdrawal

Egypt

77.5 B m³

Libya

5.7 B m³

1255% higher

Inflation Rate

Egypt

28.3%

Libya

2.1%

1248% higher

Spirits Consumption

Egypt

0.04 L/person/yr

Libya

0.00 L/person/yr

1245% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Egypt

0.13 L/adult/yr

Libya

0.01 L/adult/yr

983% higher

Water Stress (%)

Egypt

7.8K%

Libya

817.14%

848% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Egypt

$389,059,911,003.57

Libya

$48,487,151,215.35

702% higher

Irrigated Land

Egypt

36.5K km²

Libya

4.7K km²

677% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Egypt

41.75 per 1k

Libya

5.9 per 1k

605% higher

Electricity Generation

Egypt

235.41 TWh

Libya

35.11 TWh

570% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Egypt

59.68M kW

Libya

10.52M kW

467% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Egypt

441

Libya

359% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Egypt

291.64 Mt CO2e

Libya

63.95 Mt CO2e

356% higher

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

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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

Beer Consumption

0.08 L/person/yr

0.00 L/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

13.2%

0.10%

Solar Electricity Share

3.1%

0.03%

Scientific Publications

24.0K

407.95

Population Density

115.06 /km²

4.2 /km²

Population

112.87M

7.36M

Air Passengers

16.67M

1.09M

Government Debt (% GDP)

103% of GDP

7.5% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

77.5 B m³

5.7 B m³

Inflation Rate

28.3%

2.1%

Spirits Consumption

0.04 L/person/yr

0.00 L/person/yr

Alcohol Consumption

0.13 L/adult/yr

0.01 L/adult/yr

Water Stress (%)

7.8K%

817.14%

GDP (Nominal)

$389,059,911,003.57

$48,487,151,215.35

Irrigated Land

36.5K km²

4.7K km²

Teen Birth Rate

41.75 per 1k

5.9 per 1k

Electricity Generation

235.41 TWh

35.11 TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

59.68M kW

10.52M kW

Merchant Fleet Size

441

Total CO2 Emissions

291.64 Mt CO2e

63.95 Mt CO2e

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Beer Consumption

Protected Land (%)

Solar Electricity Share

Scientific Publications

Population Density

Population

Air Passengers

Government Debt (% GDP)

Water Withdrawal

Inflation Rate

Spirits Consumption

Alcohol Consumption

Water Stress (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Irrigated Land

Teen Birth Rate

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Merchant Fleet Size

Total CO2 Emissions

Broadband Access (%)

Corruption Perceptions Index

Renewable Energy (%)

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Suicide Rate

Military Spending

Vehicles per 1,000 People

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Forest Area

Exports (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

CO2 Per Capita

Capital Elevation

Road Traffic Death Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Freedom of Expression Index

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Forest Coverage (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Unemployment Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Digital Payments Used

Agricultural Land (%)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Urban Population (%)

Food Waste per Person

GNI Per Capita

Child Mortality

Land Area

Land Border Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Health Spending Per Capita

Credit Card Ownership

Coastline Length

Electricity Access (%)

Women's Political Empowerment

Life Evaluation Score

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Border Neighbors

Electricity Carbon Intensity

GDP Growth Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Death Rate

Can Raise Emergency Money

Dependency Ratio

Milk Consumption per Person

Obesity Rate

Internet Users (%)