Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside China 9.5 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 5.9 times as long as Egypt’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 6,220 m above Egypt’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 4.2% of Egypt
China: 41.7% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 12 times as many people as Egypt
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 26% more densely populated than Egypt
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 1.1 cm taller than in Egypt
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 2.6 cm taller than in Egypt
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 15 years older than in Egypt
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.7 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
China: 14.9% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 11,368 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1
China: 0.1 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
China and Egypt are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 53 times the size of Egypt’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 45% more per person than Egypt
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Egypt (Gini 7.5 points higher)
China: 36 (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% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.6% in China
China: 4.6% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Egypt’s
China: 47% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Egypt
China: $763 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 6.2 years longer than in Egypt
China: 78 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 5.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 5.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 10 times that in Egypt
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 23% in China
China: 22.8% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Egypt
China: 6.07 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 36 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Egypt
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 433 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 41 more hours a year than in China
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 2.1 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 54 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (61 against 7)
China: 61 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 75% in Egypt
China: 92% (2025) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 4.5 times as fast as in Egypt
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
China and Egypt are practically level
China: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
China: 66% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
China: 132 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 21 times as long as Egypt’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
China: 0.44 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 0.0% of Egypt
China: 24% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
China: 37% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 32% more fine dust than in China
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in China
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 2 times as deadly as in Egypt
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 15.7 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
China gets 67 times as much rain as Egypt
China: 813 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 China bigger than Egypt?
China is larger. Egypt fits inside China 9.5 times.
Which has more people, China or Egypt?
China has 12 times as many people as Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Egypt?
People in China live 6.2 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in China or Egypt?
Men in China are 1.1 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
