How much coast is there?

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,005 m above Egypt’s.

Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Egypt has 13 times as many people as Switzerland.

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 94% more densely populated than Egypt.

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 18 years older than in Egypt.

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Egypt have 1.4 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Egypt 1.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Egypt’s.

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 5.1 times as much per person as Egypt.

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Egypt (Gini 5.3 points higher).

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Switzerland and Egypt are practically level.

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 7.3× Egypt’s.

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 83 times as much on health per person as Egypt.

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Egypt is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 3.16 points higher than in Egypt.

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 85 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Egypt.

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 308 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 840 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 3.8 years longer than in Egypt.

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 75% in Egypt.

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Egypt and Switzerland are practically level.

Egypt: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 25% longer than Switzerland’s.

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Switzerland emits 62% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Switzerland.

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Egypt are 3.9 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Egypt is on average 17.0 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 133 times as much rain as Egypt.

Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)