Egypt vs Switzerland
Egypt vs Switzerland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.5 tonnes in Egypt and 3.75 tonnes in Switzerland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.24 tonnes, or 1.5 times that in Egypt.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Egypt ranked 104 and Switzerland ranked 76 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Egypt | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 3.75 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.41 | 3.79 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 3.93 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.36 | 4.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.25 | 4.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 4.48 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.42 | 4.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.52 | 4.71 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.46 | 4.87 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 4.86 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.39 | 4.99 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 5.51 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 5.45 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.41 | 5.34 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.37 | 5.92 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 5.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.35 | 6.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.4 | 5.91 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.28 | 6.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.2 | 6.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.02 | 6.28 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 6.12 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.89 | 6.39 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.75 | 6.23 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.81 | 6.38 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.72 | 6.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.66 | 6.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 6.38 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.52 | 6.33 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.45 | 6.26 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.55 | 6.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 6.84 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.56 | 6.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.57 | 6.67 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.56 | 6.56 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.51 | 6.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.51 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.44 | 6.98 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.42 | 7.03 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 6.57 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.3 | 6.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 6.06 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.14 | 6.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.04 | 6.85 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.97 | 6.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.92 | 6.98 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.93 | 6.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.92 | 6.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.82 | 6.4 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.78 | 6.78 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.69 | 7.55 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.75 | 7.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.71 | 6.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.74 | 6.69 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025