Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside India 3.3 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,957 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 12 times as many people as Egypt
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.1 times as densely populated as Egypt
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 8.1 cm taller than in India
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 5.7 cm taller than in India
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 4 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.8 more children on average than in India
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as India
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Egypt 1
Egypt: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 11 times the size of Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 72% more per person than India
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Egypt than in India (Gini 5.5 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.4% in Egypt
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.2% in India
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
India’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 67% more on health per person than India
Egypt: $141 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 0.43 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 8% more doctors per person than Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 50% more hospital beds per person than Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 19 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 23% in India
Egypt: 25% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 51 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 3.4 times as much meat per person as India
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 426 kcal more food per person per day than India
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 14 more hours a year than in Egypt
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 3.3 years longer than in India
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 38 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (45 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt and India are practically level
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 70% in India
Egypt: 75% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 13% faster than in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and India are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 36% in India
Egypt: 43% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Egypt: 97 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 13 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 14% more passengers per resident than those from India
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Egypt and India are nearly identical here
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 7% more fine dust than in Egypt
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Egypt
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2 times as deadly as in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Egypt
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 104 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than India?
India is larger. Egypt fits inside India 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or India?
India has 12 times as many people as Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or India?
People in India live 0.43 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Egypt or India?
Men in Egypt are 8.1 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
