Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Egypt 3 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 2 times as long as Finland’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,301 m above Finland’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 21 times as many people as Finland.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 6.4 times as densely populated as Finland.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 6.0 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 5.6 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 19 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.5 more children on average than in Finland.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 15% larger than Finland’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.3 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Egypt than in Finland (Gini 1.1 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 5.6× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 39 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 11 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.90 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 91 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 252 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 872 more hours a year than in Finland.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 2.8 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 7.7 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Finland are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 15% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 7.6 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Finland.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 2.2 times as deadly as in Finland.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 20.0 °C warmer than Finland.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 62 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Finland?
Egypt is larger. Finland fits inside Egypt 3 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Finland?
Egypt has 21 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Finland?
People in Finland live 11 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Egypt or Finland?
Men in Finland are 6.0 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
