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 Palestine
96 shared metrics.
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Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.
Palestine
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River.
CIA 2026
Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Delaware.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Egypt leads in 56 of 96 shared metrics, while Palestine leads in 40.
Egypt's Water Withdrawal is 230.5x that of Palestine (77.5 B m³ vs 0.33 B m³).
Egypt's Electricity Generation is 229.8x that of Palestine (235.41 TWh vs 1.0 TWh).
Egypt's Water Stress (%) is 187.0x that of Palestine (7.8K% vs 41.23%).
Egypt's Irrigated Land is 180.6x that of Palestine (36.5K km² vs 201 km²).
Egypt's Electric Generating Capacity is 168.6x that of Palestine (59.68M kW vs 352.0K kW).
Key Comparisons
Water WithdrawalEgypt leads
Egypt
77.5 B m³
Palestine
0.33 B m³
Electricity GenerationEgypt leads
Egypt
235.41 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
Water Stress (%)Egypt leads
Egypt
7.8K%
Palestine
41.23%
Irrigated LandEgypt leads
Egypt
36.5K km²
Palestine
201 km²
Electric Generating CapacityEgypt leads
Egypt
59.68M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
Land AreaEgypt leads
Egypt
995.5K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
All Metrics
Water Withdrawal
EgyptEgypt
77.5 B m³
Palestine
0.33 B m³
23048% higher
Electricity Generation
EgyptEgypt
235.41 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
22979% higher
Water Stress (%)
EgyptEgypt
7.8K%
Palestine
41.23%
18696% higher
Irrigated Land
EgyptEgypt
36.5K km²
Palestine
201 km²
18059% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EgyptEgypt
59.68M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
16855% higher
Land Area
EgyptEgypt
995.5K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
16422% higher
Population
EgyptEgypt
112.87M
Palestine
3.31M
3309% higher
Scientific Publications
EgyptEgypt
24.0K
Palestine
714.58
3262% higher
GDP (Nominal)
EgyptEgypt
$389,059,911,003.57
Palestine
$13,711,100,000
2738% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
11.97% of GDP
Palestine
1.2% of GDP
912% higher
Land Border Length
EgyptEgypt
2.6K km
Palestine
478 km
446% higher
Forest Area
EgyptEgypt
449.8 km²
Palestine
101.4 km²
344% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
EgyptEgypt
$19,094.14
Palestine
$4,371.11
337% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
EgyptEgypt
103% of GDP
Palestine
23.8% of GDP
333% higher
Food Waste per Person
EgyptEgypt
203.76 kg/person/yr
Palestine
53.56 kg/person/yr
280% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
EgyptEgypt
3.1% of firms
Palestine
1.1% of firms
187% higher
Highest Elevation
EgyptEgypt
2.6K m
Palestine
1.0K m
158% higher
CO2 Per Capita
EgyptEgypt
2.2 t/person/yr
Palestine
0.87 t/person/yr
155% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
EgyptEgypt
15.61% of adults
Palestine
6.2% of adults
153% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
EgyptEgypt
6.3% of firms
Palestine
2.7% of firms
130% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EgyptEgypt
54.86 µg/m³
Palestine
26.36 µg/m³
108% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
EgyptEgypt
3.8%
Palestine
1.8%
107% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
EgyptEgypt
9.4 per 100k
Palestine
4.7 per 100k
100% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
PalestineEgypt
0.05%
Palestine
1.7%
97% lower
Capital Elevation
PalestineEgypt
23 m
Palestine
847 m
97% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
PalestineEgypt
0.37% of firms
Palestine
14.48% of firms
97% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
PalestineEgypt
4.1%
Palestine
64.93%
94% lower
Solar Electricity Share
PalestineEgypt
3.1%
Palestine
39.39%
92% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PalestineEgypt
0.05 per 1M people
Palestine
0.60 per 1M people
91% lower
Population Density
PalestineEgypt
115.06 /km²
Palestine
857.39 /km²
87% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
PalestineEgypt
0.67 per 1k
Palestine
3.3 per 1k
79% lower
Digital Payments Used
EgyptEgypt
36.33% of adults
Palestine
20.83% of adults
74% higher
Unemployment Rate
PalestineEgypt
7.2%
Palestine
24.42%
71% lower
Imports (% GDP)
PalestineEgypt
23.22% of GDP
Palestine
60.27% of GDP
61% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PalestineEgypt
6.1%
Palestine
15.4%
60% lower
Political Corruption Index
EgyptEgypt
0.73
Palestine
0.46
57% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
PalestineEgypt
4.7% of GDP
Palestine
9.7% of GDP
52% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
PalestineEgypt
$170.98
Palestine
$350.64
51% lower
Urban Population (%)
PalestineEgypt
42.8%
Palestine
87.12%
51% lower
Broadband Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
12 per 100 people
Palestine
8.0 per 100 people
50% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
PalestineEgypt
18.29% of youth labor force
Palestine
36.09% of youth labor force
49% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
PalestineEgypt
0.18
Palestine
0.35
49% lower
Inflation Rate
PalestineEgypt
28.3%
Palestine
53.7%
47% lower
Informal Employment Share
EgyptEgypt
68.61% of employed people
Palestine
48.8% of employed people
41% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EgyptEgypt
7.0 sites
Palestine
5.0 sites
40% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
EgyptEgypt
563.23 gCO2/kWh
Palestine
414.14 gCO2/kWh
36% higher
Death Rate
EgyptEgypt
4.3 per 1k
Palestine
3.2 per 1k
35% higher
Child Mortality
PalestineEgypt
17.5 per 1k births
Palestine
26.3 per 1k births
33% lower
Elderly Population (%)
EgyptEgypt
5.1%
Palestine
3.8%
33% higher
Border Neighbors
EgyptEgypt
4.0
Palestine
3.0
33% higher
Protected Land (%)
EgyptEgypt
13.2%
Palestine
10%
32% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
EgyptEgypt
30.65 per 100k
Palestine
23.18 per 100k
32% higher
Birth Rate
PalestineEgypt
18.63 per 1k
Palestine
27.24 per 1k
32% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
EgyptEgypt
82.77 per 1k people
Palestine
62.85 per 1k people
32% higher
Obesity Rate
EgyptEgypt
42.99%
Palestine
32.82%
31% higher
GNI Per Capita
EgyptEgypt
$3,510
Palestine
$2,710
30% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PalestineEgypt
24.7% of adults
Palestine
34.8% of adults
29% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
EgyptEgypt
97 per 100 people
Palestine
77 per 100 people
26% higher
Fertility Rate
PalestineEgypt
2.5 children/woman
Palestine
3.4 children/woman
26% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PalestineEgypt
6.0% of adults
Palestine
7.8% of adults
24% lower
Inequality (Gini)
PalestineEgypt
28.5
Palestine
36.4
22% lower
Median Age
EgyptEgypt
24.0 years
Palestine
19.8 years
22% higher
Exports (% GDP)
PalestineEgypt
16.38% of GDP
Palestine
21.04% of GDP
22% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
PalestineEgypt
75.8% of adults
Palestine
97.68% of adults
22% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
PalestineEgypt
79.46%
Palestine
97.94%
19% lower
Dependency Ratio
PalestineEgypt
59.01% of working-age pop.
Palestine
72.07% of working-age pop.
18% lower
Life Evaluation Score
PalestineEgypt
3.9 pts
Palestine
4.7 pts
18% lower
University Enrollment Rate
PalestineEgypt
37.58%
Palestine
44.49%
16% lower
Teen Birth Rate
EgyptEgypt
41.75 per 1k
Palestine
36.04 per 1k
16% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EgyptEgypt
0.55
Palestine
0.47
16% higher
Internet Users (%)
PalestineEgypt
73%
Palestine
87%
16% lower
Youth Population (%)
PalestineEgypt
31.99%
Palestine
38.05%
16% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PalestineEgypt
35.63% of firms
Palestine
42.22% of firms
16% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
PalestineEgypt
1.1 per 1k
Palestine
1.3 per 1k
15% lower
Infant Mortality
EgyptEgypt
16.1 per 1k births
Palestine
14.3 per 1k births
13% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
PalestineEgypt
0.19
Palestine
0.21
13% lower
Human Development Index
EgyptEgypt
0.75
Palestine
0.67
12% higher
Life Expectancy
EgyptEgypt
71.6 years
Palestine
65.2 years
10% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
EgyptEgypt
33.64% of adults
Palestine
30.85% of adults
9% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
EgyptEgypt
45.12 hrs/week
Palestine
41.9 hrs/week
8% higher
Women in Senior Management
PalestineEgypt
22.31% of managers
Palestine
23.53% of managers
5% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
PalestineEgypt
38.2% of adults
Palestine
39.5% of adults
3% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
PalestineEgypt
97.1%
Palestine
99.7%
3% lower
Suicide Rate
PalestineEgypt
0.63 per 100k
Palestine
0.65 per 100k
3% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
PalestineEgypt
78.94%
Palestine
80.64%
2% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
PalestineEgypt
97.09%
Palestine
99.39%
2% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
EgyptEgypt
0.12
Palestine
0.11
1% higher
Time Zones Count
EgyptEgypt
3.0 time zones
Palestine
3.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
EgyptEgypt
2.5K km
Palestine
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
0%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
EgyptEgypt
3.8%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
EgyptEgypt
100%
Palestine
100%
equal
Armed Forces Personnel
EgyptEgypt
836.0K
Palestine
0
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
EgyptEgypt
2.4%
Palestine
-26.56%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
EgyptEgypt
-133 m
Palestine
-431 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
EgyptEgypt
1.0
Palestine
1.0
equal
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