Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Egypt 24 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,767 m above the Netherlands’.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 6.5 times as many people as the Netherlands.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 4.5 times as densely populated as Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 9.2 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 9.5 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 17 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and the Netherlands are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 3.6 times the size of Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 4.3 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Egypt than in the Netherlands (Gini 2.8 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 5.5× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 48 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 10 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 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 the Netherlands.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 3.36 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 83 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 373 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 930 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 2.5 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 8.8 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and the Netherlands are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 69% longer than the Netherlands’.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 11% of the Netherlands, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 90% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 2.8 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 12.3 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 73 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than the Netherlands?
Egypt is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Egypt 24 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or the Netherlands?
Egypt has 6.5 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 10 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Egypt or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 9.2 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
