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Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
How Egypt and Palestinian Territories compare on 28 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Egypt was higher: 71.6 years against 65.2 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Egypt was higher: $4,253 against $2,302
- Population · In 2023, Egypt was higher: 115 million people against 5.41 million people
- Electoral democracy · In 1948, Egypt was higher: 0.15 of 1 against 0.08 of 1
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- GDP per personEgypt: $4,253 in 2025Palestinian Territories: $2,302 in 2025
- TemperatureEgypt: 23.6 °C in 2025Palestinian Territories: 21.2 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, IISS, SIPRI, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time