Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.1 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 8% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 371 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 6.9 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 3.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 2.0 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 5.2 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.4 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 3.7 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 13 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 7.2 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 39% in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.96 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 566 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 244 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 1.5 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 8.2 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 75% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 9.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are practically level.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 9.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Egypt’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 22% more fine dust than in Egypt.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 40% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Saudi Arabia.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 2 times as deadly as in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saudi Arabia gets 5 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Egypt fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 7.2 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Egypt are 3.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
