Egypt vs Pakistan

Egypt and Pakistan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Pakistan has about 2.2 times as many people as Egypt: 255.2 million against 118.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Egypt ($3,086) is 93% higher than in Pakistan ($1,596) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Egypt (4.4%) than in Pakistan (3.7%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Egypt (14.1%) than in Pakistan (3.5%), a difference of 10.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Egypt (6.8%) than in Pakistan (5.4%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Egypt can expect to live 4 years longer than one born in Pakistan: 71.8 years against 67.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Egypt is older: half of its people are over 24 years, against 20.3 years in Pakistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Egypt (74.6%) than in Pakistan (57.3%), a difference of 17.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Egypt (2.5 tonnes) are about 3.1 times as high as in Pakistan (0.81 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Pakistan (4.1%) than in Egypt (0%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2024.