Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Egypt 15 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 83% longer than Sri Lanka’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 105 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 5.4 times as many people as Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 3 times as densely populated as Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 6.5 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 5.0 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 8.8 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.8 more children on average than in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 18% more per person than Sri Lanka.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Egypt (Gini 9.2 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sri Lanka’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 5% more on health per person than Sri Lanka.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 5.9 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sri Lanka has 69% more doctors per person than Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sri Lanka rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sri Lanka drink 24 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 419 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 315 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 0.63 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 26% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Sri Lanka.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 22% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 151 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Sri Lanka?
Egypt is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Egypt 15 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
Egypt has 5.4 times as many people as Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 5.9 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Egypt or Sri Lanka?
Men in Egypt are 6.5 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
