Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Papua New Guinea fits inside Egypt 2.2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Papua New Guinea’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Papua New Guinea: 5,152 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Papua New Guinea’s highest peak towers 1,880 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Papua New Guinea: 4,509 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 5 times as densely populated as Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 24 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 11.5 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Papua New Guinea: 163.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 4.0 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Papua New Guinea: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 1.7 years older than in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Papua New Guinea have 0.3 more children on average than in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 3.07 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 3.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Papua New Guinea 0.0.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Papua New Guinea has 3 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Papua New Guinea: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 11 times the size of Papua New Guinea’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Papua New Guinea: $32.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 3.9 times as much per person as Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Papua New Guinea: Int$5,215 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.6% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Papua New Guinea are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 0.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Papua New Guinea’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 58% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 66% more on health per person than Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Papua New Guinea: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 5.5 years longer than in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 66.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Papua New Guinea is 50% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 31.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 11 times as many doctors per person as Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Papua New Guinea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 28% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 27.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
39% of adults in Papua New Guinea smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 39.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Papua New Guinea drink 9.3 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Papua New Guinea has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 58.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 917 kcal more food per person per day than Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 2,177 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 5.2 years longer than in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Papua New Guinea (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Papua New Guinea: 0.01 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 19% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 19% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 43% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 43.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 16% in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 16% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Papua New Guinea 39.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 39 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Papua New Guinea fly 2% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 79% of Papua New Guinea, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 79% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 0.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Papua New Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 23.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Papua New Guinea.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 11 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Papua New Guinea are 59% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Papua New Guinea: 14.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Papua New Guinea is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Papua New Guinea: 24°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Papua New Guinea gets 351 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Papua New Guinea: 4,281 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Papua New Guinea?
Egypt is larger. Papua New Guinea fits inside Egypt 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Papua New Guinea (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
People in Egypt live 5.5 years longer than in Papua New Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 66.3 in Papua New Guinea.
Are people taller in Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Men in Egypt are 11.5 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
