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Northern Africa · sovereign state

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

Capital
Cairo
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Egyptian pound
People
118 million (2025)
Neighbours
4
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Egypt

  • Driest 12 mm · #1 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 2nd lowest price level (US = 100) 15% · #2 of 198 · 2025
  • 9th lowest alcohol consumption 0.1 litres · #9 of 195 · 2023

Surprising facts about Egypt

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Egypt’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Egypt among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Egypt sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Egypt across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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About as many people