Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Egypt 2 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 2 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,089 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.4 times as many people as Spain
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 20% more densely populated than Spain
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 1.5 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 1.2 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 21 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.6 more children on average than in Spain
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 5.6 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Spain are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 3 times as much per person as Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Egypt (Gini 4.9 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 6.8% in Egypt
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 4.2× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 22 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 12 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 6.4 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Spain is 8.9 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 19% in Spain
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 25% in Egypt
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 117 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 283 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 731 more hours a year than in Spain
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 0.62 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 43 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (50 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 4 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Spain are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Spain
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 90% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Spain
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 2 times as deadly as in Spain
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Spain
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Spain gets 55 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Spain?
Egypt is larger. Spain fits inside Egypt 2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Spain?
Egypt has 2.4 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Spain?
People in Spain live 12 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Egypt or Spain?
Men in Spain are 1.5 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
