Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Egypt 11 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 37% longer than Portugal’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 278 m above Portugal’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Portugal.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt and Portugal are nearly identical here.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Egypt and Portugal are practically level.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Portugal and Egypt are practically level.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 22 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in Portugal.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Portugal are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 5% larger than Portugal’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 2.6 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Egypt (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 6.2% in Portugal.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 4× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 21 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 11 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 7.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 8.7 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 133 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 459 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 634 more hours a year than in Portugal.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 0.43 years longer than in Portugal.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Portugal are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 2 times as long as Portugal’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 82% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Portugal.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 31% deadlier than in Portugal.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 7.7 °C warmer than Portugal.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Portugal gets 64 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Portugal?
Egypt is larger. Portugal fits inside Egypt 11 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Portugal?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 11 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Egypt or Portugal?
Egypt and Portugal are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
