Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Egypt 45 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 9 times as long as Israel’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 393 m above Israel’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 12 times as many people as Israel.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.9 times as densely populated as Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 1.4 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 1.3 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 5.1 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.1 more children on average than in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 67% larger than Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Egypt (Gini 9.8 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 6.6× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 28 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 7.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 3.33 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 41 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 660 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 478 more hours a year than in Israel.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 3.4 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 7% more tourists per resident than Israel (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Israel are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 3 times as long as Israel’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.5% of Israel, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Israel.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 24% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 2.2 times as deadly as in Israel.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Israel.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Israel gets 17 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Israel?
Egypt is larger. Israel fits inside Egypt 45 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt has 12 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Israel?
People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Egypt or Israel?
Men in Israel are 1.4 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
