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🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Population difference
25,147,333
118.4M
Egypt
143.5M
Russia
21.2%
Russia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Russia’s figure is 1106.3× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Egypt
by population · Africa
Russia
by population · Europe

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Egypt118,365,995
Russia143,513,328
Land Areakm²
Egypt995,450 km²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Population Density/km²
Egypt115/km²
Russia9/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Egypt71.8 years
Russia73.4 years
GDP per Capita
Egypt$3,086
Russia$17,547
Urban Population
Egypt42.9%
Russia75.3%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Egypt and Russia, side by side
IndicatorEgyptRussiaEgypt vs Russia
Population118,365,99513th of 240143,513,3289th of 24018% lower
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%73rd of 240−0.11%198th of 2401.67 points apart
Population Density/km²115/km²101st of 2409/km²221st of 240106 apart
Land Areakm²995,450 km²29th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 24015,381,420 km² apart
Urban Population42.9%183rd of 24075.3%86th of 24043% lower
GDP per Capita$3,086185th of 240$17,547100th of 2405.7× lower
GDP Growth+4.4%68th of 210+1.0%172nd of 2104.4× higher
Life Expectancyyears71.8 years160th of 24073.4 years141st of 2402% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.74 births per woman65th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 2401.9× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00020.9 per 1,00068th of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 2132.5× higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.5 per 1,000174th of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 21356% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births20.8 per 1,000 live births128th of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 1945.1× higher
Unemployment Rate6.8%122nd of 1862.1%18th of 1863.2× higher
Inflation Rate14.1%16th of 1918.7%29th of 1911.6× higher
Poverty Rate33.5%119th of 1647.2%15th of 1644.7× higher
Gini Index28.521st of 17033.060th of 17014% lower
Health Spendingof GDP4.9% of GDP128th of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 19231% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.67 per 1,000144th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 2067.6× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.06 per 1,000151st of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 1996.4× lower
Literacy Rate79.5%125th of 17599.9%4th of 17520% lower
Education Spendingof GDP3.8% of GDP117th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 20210% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary84.8% gross, secondary131st of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 2078% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption6.1% of final consumption164th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 2111.7× higher
Forest Coverageof land area0.0% of land area205th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 21149.7 points apart
Internet Penetration74.6%122nd of 21194.4%35th of 21121% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people97.1 per 100 people145th of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 21248% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births17 per 100,000 live births65th of 1939 per 100,000 live births44th of 1931.9× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.67% of GDP144th of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 1636.39 points apart
Protected Areasof land area13.1% of land area138th of 21111.5% of land area147th of 21114% higher
Median Ageyears24.5 years174th of 24040.3 years59th of 24039% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years103rd of 14811.6 years36th of 14831% lower
Human Development Index0.75499th of 1920.83263rd of 1929% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.86/ 10149th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 16434% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.22 tonnes per capita127th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2125.5× lower
Obesity Rate42.8%14th of 19821.2%117th of 1982.0× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

EgyptRussia
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Egypt and Russia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Egypt195021.1M
Egypt197538.9M
Egypt200073.1M
Egypt2025118.4M
Egypt2050161.6M
Egypt2075190.5M
Egypt2100201.9M
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M

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Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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