Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Egypt 3.2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Poland’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 130 m above Poland’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Poland.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland and Egypt are nearly identical here.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 6.1 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 4.9 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 17 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.6 more children on average than in Poland.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Poland are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 2.7 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt and Poland are practically level.
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 14 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 6.6 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 26% in Poland.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 22% in Poland.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.91 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 112 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 3 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 636 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 562 more hours a year than in Poland.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 3.1 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Poland are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 71% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Poland.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 63% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Poland.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 45% deadlier than in Poland.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Poland.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 63 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Poland?
Egypt is larger. Poland fits inside Egypt 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Poland?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Poland?
People in Poland live 6.6 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Egypt or Poland?
Men in Poland are 6.1 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
