Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Libya is 76% bigger than Egypt.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Libya: 1,759,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 38% longer than Libya’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Libya: 1,770 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 362 m above Libya’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Libya: 2,267 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 16 times as many people as Libya.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Libya: 7.46 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 28 times as densely populated as Libya.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Libya: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Libya are 1.8 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Libya: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Libya are 1.7 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Libya: 162.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Libya is 3.2 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Libya: 27.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.4 more children on average than in Libya.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Libya: 2.3 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Egypt and Libya are practically level.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Libya: 5.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Libya 0.0.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Libya: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Libya are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Libya: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Libya’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Libya: $48.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 22% more per person than Libya.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Libya: Int$16,521 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Libya: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Libya, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Libya: 18.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Libya spends 5.3% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Libya: 5.3% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Libya’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Libya: 39% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Libya spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Libya: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 0.69 years longer than in Libya.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Libya: 71.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Libya.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Libya: 7.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Libya has 3 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Libya: 2 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 34% in Libya.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Libya: 33.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 24% in Libya.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Libya: 24.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Libya rate their lives 1.87 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Libya: 5.73 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Egypt drink 45 times as much alcohol as in Libya.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Libya: 0.0023 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Libya has 58% more meat per person than Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Libya: 43.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 227 kcal more food per person per day than Libya.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Libya: 2,867 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Libya: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 2.4 years longer than in Libya.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Libya: 7.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Libya: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Libya are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Libya: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 77% in Libya.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Libya: 77.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Libya live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Libya: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Libya has 193 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Libya: 193 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Libya: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Libya fly 4% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Libya: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Libya and Egypt are practically level.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Libya: 0.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Libya emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Libya: 8.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Egypt’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Libya.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Libya: 0% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Libya.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Libya: 17.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Libya: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Libya are 3.6 times as deadly as in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Libya: 34 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Libya.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Libya gets 59% more rain than Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 19 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Libya?
Libya is larger. Libya is 76% bigger than Egypt.
Which has more people, Egypt or Libya?
Egypt has 16 times as many people as Libya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Libya?
People in Egypt live 0.69 years longer than in Libya. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 71.1 in Libya.
Are people taller in Egypt or Libya?
Men in Libya are 1.8 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
