Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Egypt 7.6 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 288 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Greece.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 47% more densely populated than Greece.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 4.7 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 4.9 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 22 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.5 more children on average than in Greece.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Greece are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 30% larger than Greece’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.2 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Egypt (Gini 4.9 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 14 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 10 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 6.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 9.8 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 34% in Greece.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.83 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 83 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 3 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 288 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 475 more hours a year than in Greece.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 1.4 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Greece are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Greece’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Greece.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 56% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Greece.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 29% deadlier than in Greece.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Greece.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 66 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Greece?
Egypt is larger. Greece fits inside Egypt 7.6 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Greece?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Greece?
People in Greece live 10 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Egypt or Greece?
Men in Greece are 4.7 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
