How much coast is there?

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Egypt’s highest peak towers 2,524 m above Palestine’s.

Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Palestine: 105 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Egypt has 22 times as many people as Palestine.

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Palestine: 5.41 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Palestine is 7.6 times as densely populated as Egypt.

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Palestine: 899 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Egypt is 4.3 years older than in Palestine.

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Palestine: 19.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Palestine have 0.5 more children on average than in Egypt.

Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Palestine: 3.25 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.9% in Palestine.

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Palestine: 3.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine 0.0.

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Palestine: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Egypt and Palestine are practically level.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 21 times the size of Palestine’s.

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Palestine: $17.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 4 times as much per person as Palestine.

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Palestine: Int$5,000 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Palestine than in Egypt (Gini 7.9 points higher).

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Palestine: 36.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 24% in Palestine, versus 6.8% in Egypt.

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Palestine: 24.4% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Palestine: no data

How expensive is it?

Palestine’s price level (US = 100) is 4.2× Egypt’s.

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Palestine spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Egypt.

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Palestine: $346 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Egypt is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in Palestine.

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Palestine: 17 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Palestine has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Palestine: 2.2 per 1,000 (2018)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 33% in Palestine.

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Palestine: 33.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

36% of adults in Palestine smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Palestine: 35.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Palestine rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Egypt.

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Palestine: 4.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much food is there per day?

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Palestine: no data

How long do people work?

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Palestine: no data

How long do people go to school?

Egypt and Palestine are practically level.

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Palestine: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Palestine welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Palestine: 0.24 (2019)

How many people are online?

87% of people in Palestine are online, versus 75% in Egypt.

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)

Who has electricity at home?

Egypt and Palestine are practically level.

Egypt: 100% (2024) · Palestine: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

87% of people in Palestine live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Palestine: 87% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Palestine 77.

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Palestine: 77 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Palestine: no data

How much do they fly?

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 1.7% of Palestine, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Palestine: 1.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Egypt emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palestine.

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Palestine: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Palestine’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Palestine: 39.4% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 78% more fine dust than in Palestine.

Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Palestine.

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Palestine: 0.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Egypt are 2 times as deadly as in Palestine.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Palestine: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Egypt is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Palestine.

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Palestine gets 26 times as much rain as Egypt.

Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 313 mm (2016–2025 avg)