Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 89% bigger than Sweden.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 31% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 529 m above Sweden’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Sweden.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 4.6 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 5.9 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 5.8 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 16 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in Sweden.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Sweden are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 83% larger than Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 3.6 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sweden than in Egypt (Gini 0.8 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 5.7× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 46 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 12 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 6.6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 3.39 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 84 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 273 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 937 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 2.6 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 6.1 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Sweden are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 89% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 62% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 7.2 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Sweden.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 4.5 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 19.2 °C warmer than Sweden.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 66 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Sweden?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 89% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Egypt or Sweden?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 12 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Egypt or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 5.9 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
