Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Egypt 14 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 69% longer than Ireland’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,588 m above Ireland’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 22 times as many people as Ireland.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 49% more densely populated than Ireland.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 4.5 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 3.6 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 14 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in Ireland.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 2 times the size of Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 7.7 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ireland than in Egypt (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Ireland are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 5.6× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 52 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 11 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 31% in Ireland.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 3.07 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 100 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 827 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 714 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 1.6 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Ireland are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Ireland’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 249 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 5.6 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Ireland.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 3.4 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Ireland.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 93 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Ireland?
Egypt is larger. Ireland fits inside Egypt 14 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Ireland?
Egypt has 22 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 11 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Egypt or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 4.5 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
