World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Egypt 9 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as the median country’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 294 m above the median country’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 16 times as many people as the median country
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 21% more densely populated than the median country
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 1.1 cm taller than in the median country
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Egypt and the median country are practically level
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 7.1 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.8 more children on average than in the median country
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and the median country are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 8 times the size of the median country’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4% more per person than Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Egypt (Gini 5.9 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
The median country and Egypt are practically level
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 5.1% in the median country
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.8 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 64% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 13 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Egypt: 25% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.97 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 42 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 156 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 394 more hours a year than in the median country
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 0.2 years longer than in the median country
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 4 more World Heritage sites than the median country (7 against 3)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 2 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and the median country are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as the median country’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 35% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in the median country
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 72% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Egypt
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 50% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 0.6 °C warmer than the median country
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 83 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than the median country?
Egypt is larger. The median country fits inside Egypt 9 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or the median country?
Egypt has 16 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.8 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Egypt or the median country?
Men in Egypt are 1.1 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
