Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Egypt 3.3 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 2,119 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2 times as many people as Italy
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 68% more densely populated than Egypt
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Egypt and Italy are practically level
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 0.9 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 23 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.6 more children on average than in Italy
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 76% more refugees per resident than Egypt
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Italy are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 7 times the size of Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 3.1 times as much per person as Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Egypt (Gini 5.8 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Egypt and Italy are practically level
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Egypt and Italy are practically level
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 4.5× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 24 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 12 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Italy is 7.1 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 18% in Italy
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 22% in Italy
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.71 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 82 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 659 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 667 more hours a year than in Italy
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 0.69 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 9.5 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 55 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (62 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 3.4 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Italy are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Italy
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Italy
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 46% deadlier than in Italy
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 9.6 °C warmer than Italy
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Italy gets 85 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Italy?
Egypt is larger. Italy fits inside Egypt 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Italy?
Egypt has 2 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Italy?
People in Italy live 12 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Egypt or Italy?
Egypt and Italy are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
