Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 66% bigger than Ukraine.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 14% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 568 m above Ukraine’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3 times as many people as Ukraine.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 77% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 6.4 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 5.7 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 18 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.7 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Ukraine are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 70% larger than Ukraine’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 7% more per person than Ukraine.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Egypt than in Ukraine (Gini 2.9 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 2.9 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 38 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 79% more meat per person than Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 308 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 324 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 0.99 year longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 57% more tourists per resident than Ukraine (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Ukraine are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 12% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 51 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Ukraine?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 66% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Egypt or Ukraine?
Egypt has 3 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 2.9 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Egypt or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 6.4 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
