Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Gabon fits inside Egypt 3.7 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Gabon: 267,670 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Gabon’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Gabon: 885 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,579 m above Gabon’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Gabon: 1,050 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 6.9% of Gabon, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Gabon: 6.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 46 times as many people as Gabon
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Gabon: 2.59 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 12 times as densely populated as Gabon
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Gabon: 10 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 4.1 cm taller than in Gabon
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Gabon: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 0.8 cm taller than in Gabon
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Gabon: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 2.5 years older than in Gabon
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Gabon: 21.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Gabon have 0.9 more children on average than in Egypt
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Gabon: 3.59 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 4.1% in Gabon
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Gabon: 4.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 29 times as many refugees per resident as Gabon
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Gabon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Gabon none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Gabon: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Gabon are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Gabon: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 17 times the size of Gabon’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Gabon: $21.4 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Gabon produces 10% more per person than Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Gabon: Int$22,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Gabon than in Egypt (Gini 9.5 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Gabon: 38 (2017)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.8% of people in Gabon live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.4% in Egypt
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Gabon: 3.8% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 20% in Gabon, versus 6.8% in Egypt
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Gabon: 20.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Gabon spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Gabon: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Gabon’s 9.5%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Gabon: 9.5% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Gabon’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Gabon: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Gabon spends 79% more on health per person than Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Gabon: $253 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 3.3 years longer than in Gabon
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Gabon: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Gabon is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Gabon: 25.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 29% more doctors per person than Gabon
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Gabon: 0.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Gabon: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Gabon is 33 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Gabon: 26.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 22% in Gabon
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Gabon: 21.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 13% in Gabon
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Gabon: 13.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Gabon rate their lives 1.30 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Gabon: 5.17 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Gabon drink 78 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Gabon: 8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Gabon has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Gabon: 63.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 408 kcal more food per person per day than Gabon
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Gabon: 2,686 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 194 more hours a year than in Gabon
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Gabon: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 0.45 years longer than in Gabon
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Gabon: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Gabon: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 5 more World Heritage sites than Gabon (7 against 2)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Gabon: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Gabon 1
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Gabon: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 69% in Gabon
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Gabon: 69% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Egypt is 51% faster than in Gabon
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Gabon: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 95% in Gabon
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Gabon: 95.1% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Gabon live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Gabon: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Gabon has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Gabon: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 8 times as long as Gabon’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Gabon: 648 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 4.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Gabon
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Gabon: 0.03 (2016)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 91% of Gabon, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Gabon: 91.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Gabon
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Gabon: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Gabon’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Gabon: 35.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 28% more fine dust than in Gabon
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Gabon: 32.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Gabon: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Gabon are 31% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Gabon: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Gabon is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Egypt
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 25.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Gabon gets 171 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 2,080 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Gabon?
Egypt is larger. Gabon fits inside Egypt 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Gabon?
Egypt has 46 times as many people as Gabon (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Gabon?
People in Egypt live 3.3 years longer than in Gabon. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 68.5 in Gabon.
Are people taller in Egypt or Gabon?
Men in Egypt are 4.1 cm taller than in Gabon (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
