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🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
32,487,439
118.4M
Egypt
85.9M
Turkey
37.8%
Egypt is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Turkey’s figure is 655.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Egypt
by population · Africa
Turkey
by population · Asia

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
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
Egypt995,450 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
Egypt115/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Egypt71.8 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
Egypt$3,086
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
Egypt42.9%
Turkey89.5%

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 Turkey, side by side
IndicatorEgyptTurkeyEgypt vs Turkey
Population118,365,99513th of 24085,878,55618th of 24038% higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%73rd of 240+0.42%158th of 2403.7× higher
Population Density/km²115/km²101st of 240111/km²104th of 2404% higher
Land Areakm²995,450 km²29th of 240769,630 km²36th of 24029% higher
Urban Population42.9%183rd of 24089.5%37th of 24052% lower
GDP per Capita$3,086185th of 240$18,59997th of 2406.0× lower
GDP Growth+4.4%68th of 210+3.6%93rd of 21022% higher
Life Expectancyyears71.8 years160th of 24077.4 years97th of 2407% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.74 births per woman65th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 2401.8× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00020.9 per 1,00068th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 2131.9× higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.5 per 1,000174th of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 2133% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births20.8 per 1,000 live births128th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 1942.6× higher
Unemployment Rate6.8%122nd of 1868.5%137th of 18620% lower
Inflation Rate14.1%16th of 19134.9%7th of 19160% lower
Poverty Rate33.5%119th of 16413.0%33rd of 1642.6× higher
Gini Index28.521st of 17043.7145th of 17035% lower
Health Spendingof GDP4.9% of GDP128th of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 19214% higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.67 per 1,000144th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2063.3× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.06 per 1,000151st of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 1992.9× lower
Literacy Rate79.5%125th of 17597.3%61st of 17518% lower
Education Spendingof GDP3.8% of GDP117th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 20221% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary84.8% gross, secondary131st of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20728% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption6.1% of final consumption164th of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 21149% lower
Forest Coverageof land area0.0% of land area205th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 21129.4 points apart
Internet Penetration74.6%122nd of 21189.8%62nd of 21117% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people97.1 per 100 people145th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 21210% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births17 per 100,000 live births65th of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 19313% higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.67% of GDP144th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 1632.9× lower
Protected Areasof land area13.1% of land area138th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2111.9× higher
Median Ageyears24.5 years174th of 24033.5 years117th of 24027% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years103rd of 1488.5 years93rd of 1486% lower
Human Development Index0.75499th of 1920.85351st of 19212% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.86/ 10149th of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16427% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.22 tonnes per capita127th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 2122.6× lower
Obesity Rate42.8%14th of 19830.5%66th of 19841% 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.

EgyptTurkey
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Egypt and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Egypt195021.1M
Egypt197538.9M
Egypt200073.1M
Egypt2025118.4M
Egypt2050161.6M
Egypt2075190.5M
Egypt2100201.9M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

Reading This Comparison

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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