Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Egypt 3.7 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 6.2 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 2,599 m above New Zealand’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 22 times as many people as New Zealand.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 5.9 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 3.2 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 3.8 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 13 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.2 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 38% larger than New Zealand’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 2.8 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 5.7× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 36 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 10 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 35% in New Zealand.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 3.13 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 86 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 27 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 661 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 2.7 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and New Zealand are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 25% longer than New Zealand’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 5.9 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 42% deadlier than in New Zealand.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 12.4 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 131 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than New Zealand?
Egypt is larger. New Zealand fits inside Egypt 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or New Zealand?
Egypt has 22 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 10 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Egypt or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 3.2 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
