Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palestine fits inside Egypt 166 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Palestine: 6,025 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Palestine, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Palestine: 64.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Palestine and Egypt are practically level
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Palestine: 175.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Palestine and Egypt are practically level
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Palestine: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Palestine: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Palestine: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Palestine are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
2.1% of people in Palestine live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.4% in Egypt
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Palestine: 2.1% (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: 0.6% (2025) · Palestine: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Palestine: no data
How expensive is it?
Palestine’s price level (US = 100) is 4.2× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Egypt live 2.6 years longer than in Palestine
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Palestine: 69.2 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Palestine has 23% more hospital beds per person than Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Palestine: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Palestine is 88% higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 1.5 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 1 more World Heritage site than Palestine (7 against 6)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Palestine: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Palestine none
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Palestine are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Palestine is 3.2 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Palestine: 261 Mbps (2026)
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
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 1.8% of Palestine, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Palestine: 1.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 3 times as deadly as in Palestine
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Palestine?
Egypt is larger. Palestine fits inside Egypt 166 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Palestine?
Egypt has 22 times as many people as Palestine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Palestine?
People in Egypt live 2.6 years longer than in Palestine. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 69.2 in Palestine.
Are people taller in Egypt or Palestine?
Palestine and Egypt are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
