Canada vs Egypt: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Egypt: Egypt leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (878,000) against Canada (2.44); Egypt leads on Oil Consumption (740,000) against Canada (2.21); Egypt leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (547,500) against Canada (2.01). Across 110 compared metrics, Canada wins on 61 and Egypt wins on 40.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %72.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 73% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points24.74 points
Radios32.320.5
Televisions21.57.7
Waterways6363,500

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $68.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $406.74B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %19.25 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %18.18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.660.1
Electricity Consumption522.2159.7
Electricity Exports73.351.16
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2391
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants566
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables122
Electricity Imports2.6854
Electricity Installed Capacity143.545.12
Electricity Production649.6183.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita34.98 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.928.5
Gross Fixed Investment23.713.5
Gross National Saving20.89
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-1.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %28.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.457.71
Natural Gas Exports83.96212.4
Natural Gas Imports26.367.08
Natural Gas Production159.150.86
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.062.19
Oil Consumption2.21740,000
Oil Exports1.93163,000
Oil Imports1.09177,200
Oil Production3.48662,600
Oil Proved Reserves175.24.4
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people32.5 people
Public Debt61.3103
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45878,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1247,360
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700280,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01547,500
Remittances04.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.15
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.251.37
Taxes and Other Revenues13.812.5
Unemployment Rate6.5 %7.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M8.14M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85236.62
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaapproximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km (12 mi) of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.957.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %3.14 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43120
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km42,684 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km2,450 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant1,394.26 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04536,500

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %45.16 %
Administrative Divisions1027
Independence128
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.0919.56
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.722.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %17 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.422.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %32 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA24,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000836,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %64.88 %
Human Capital Index0.820.5
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years75.49 years
Median age of population40.75 years24.68 years
Population Change437,571 persons1.96M persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km120.77 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons120.19M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.08
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %18.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA58.5 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %4.33 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons30.60M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8733.75
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years6.48 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people22.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09166.68
Military Manpower at Military Age1620
Military Service Age and Obligation17voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 for men and 17 for women; 18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; service obligation 14-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; active service length depends on education; high school drop-o
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %97.57 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.67 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.4 %
Population living in slums1.2 %1.9 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons595,263.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %49.72 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.71 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons73,264.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births14.71 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇬 EgyptShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.16
Airports1,45973
Civil Air Travel63650
Heliports50660

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