Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Canada 16 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 82 times as long as Egypt’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,330 m above Egypt’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 6.5% of Canada, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.8 times as many people as Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 25 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 4.2 cm taller than in Egypt
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 3.8 cm taller than in Egypt
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 16 years older than in Egypt
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.5 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 5.4 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Egypt 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 6.4 times the size of Egypt’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 3.3 times as much per person as Egypt
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Egypt (Gini 3 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Canada and Egypt are practically level
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 5.5× Egypt’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 45 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 10 years longer than in Egypt
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 4.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 11 times that in Egypt
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 27% in Canada
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.88 points higher than in Egypt
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 90 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 496 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 637 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 3.7 years longer than in Egypt
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 15 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (22 against 7)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Canada: 94% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 4.4 times as fast as in Egypt
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Egypt are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Canada: 83% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 9.3 times as long as Egypt’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Canada: 42% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 5.9 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 51% more likely to be murdered in Canada than in Egypt
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 63% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 26.5 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 56 times as much rain as Egypt
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Egypt?
Canada is larger. Egypt fits inside Canada 16 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Egypt?
Egypt has 2.8 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Egypt?
People in Canada live 10 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Canada or Egypt?
Men in Canada are 4.2 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
