Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside the DR Congo 2.3 times.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 66 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 2,481 m above Egypt’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 5% more people than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 2.4 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 6.0 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 4.6 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 8.3 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.2 more children on average than in Egypt.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Egypt 1.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 4 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 11 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Egypt (Gini 16.2 points higher).
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Egypt’s.
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 6 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 9.7 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Egypt.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Egypt rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 7.9 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 1,079 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 528 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 2.8 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the DR Congo live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 42% longer than the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 41 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
Egypt and the DR Congo are nearly identical here.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 73% deadlier than in Egypt.
DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Egypt.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 121 times as much rain as Egypt.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Egypt?
The DR Congo is larger. Egypt fits inside the DR Congo 2.3 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Egypt?
Egypt has 5% more people than the DR Congo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Egypt?
People in Egypt live 9.7 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Egypt?
Men in Egypt are 6.0 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
