Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Egypt 24 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 4.2 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 3.5 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Switzerland hosts 12 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Egypt 1
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Switzerland
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)
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: 0.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Switzerland’s 9.5%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 7.3× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 13 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Switzerland has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Switzerland is 14 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 6 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (13 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 5 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 3.2 times as deadly as in Switzerland
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Switzerland?
Egypt is larger. Switzerland fits inside Egypt 24 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Switzerland?
Egypt has 13 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 13 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Egypt or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 4.2 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).