Country profile
Egypt
Egypt ranks #13 of 215 for population, #153 of 209 for gdp per capita, #139 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
117M
people · 2024
Rank #13 of 215
Life expectancy
71.8
years · 2024
Rank #139 of 216
Poverty headcount
1.4%
% of population · 2021
Rank #110 of 186
Under-5 mortality
22.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #97 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
82.8%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #90 of 232
Tobacco use
24.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #50 of 163
Calorie supply
3,094
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #73 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
13M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #19 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,338
current US$ · 2024
Rank #153 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
28.3
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #13 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
463
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #18 of 210
Forest area
0.05%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #256 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
54.9
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #11 of 248
Protected areas
11.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #133 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.22
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #125 of 210
Fertilizer use
407
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #4 of 194
Pesticide use
2.87
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #81 of 193
Cereal yield
7.36
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #11 of 182
Digital
Internet users
74.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #124 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
11.7
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #140 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
97.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #176 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #34 of 215
Renewable electricity output
12.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #182 of 257
Energy use per person
9,661
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #125 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.19
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #137 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Egypt; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield