Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Russia 17 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 15 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 3,013 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 13% of Russia, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 21% more people than Egypt
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 14 times as densely populated as Russia
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 2.1 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 3.6 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 15 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in Russia
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Russia are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 7 times the size of Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 2.5 times as much per person as Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Egypt (Gini 4.5 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.1% in Russia
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 7.1 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 1.6 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 5.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 6.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 25 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 25% in Egypt
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.97 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 101 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 434 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 282 more hours a year than in Russia
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 2.3 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 26 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (33 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Russia are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 17 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 4.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 5.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Russia’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Russia
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Egypt
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 8% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 26.1 °C warmer than Russia
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 48 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Egypt fits inside Russia 17 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Russia?
Russia has 21% more people than Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Russia?
People in Russia live 1.6 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Egypt or Russia?
Men in Russia are 2.1 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
