General information
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Area: | 1,001,450 km² | 785,350 km² |
| Official language: | Arabic | Turkish |
| Government form: | Presidential republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1922 n.Chr. | 1923 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Cairo | Ankara |
Population
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 100,388,000 | 83,430,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 100.2 | 106.2 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 74 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 74 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 25.2 years | Ø 29.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 26.38 ‰ | 16.03 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 5.82 ‰ | 5.41 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -0.34 ‰ | -1.55 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 28 | 29 |
| Civil rights: | 26 | 39 |
| Health: | 45 | 64 |
| Climate: | 71 | 60 |
| Cost of Living: | 58 | 56 |
| Popularity: | 37 | 46 |
Economy
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Egypt Pound (1 EGP = 100 Piasters) | Turkish Lira (1 TRY =100 Kurus) |
| Unemployment rate: | 10.5 % | 13.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | 9.15 % | 15.18 % |
| Cost of Living: | 26.78 % | 43.97 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 44.40 % | 42.30 % |
| Average income: | 2,690 US$ | 9,690 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 33 (bad) | 40 (bad) |
| EGY: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 303,092 M US$ | 3.02 M US$ | 761,425 M US$ | 9.13 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 269,859 M US$ | 2.69 M US$ | 808,699 M US$ | 9.69 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 53,523 M US$ | 0.53 M US$ | 245,836 M US$ | 2.95 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 78,951 M US$ | 0.79 M US$ | 227,059 M US$ | 2.72 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| EGY: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 65,050 km | 0.65 km | 67,333 km | 0.81 km |
| Railways: | 5,085 km | 0.05 km | 12,710 km | 0.15 km |
| Waterways: | 3,500 km | 0.03 km | 1,200 km | 0.01 km |
| Harbours: | 393 | 0.004 | 1,234 | 0.015 |
| Airports: | 83 | 0.001 | 98 | 0.001 |
Energy balance
| EGY: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 159.70 bn kWh | 1.59 m kWh | 231.10 bn kWh | 2.77 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 183.50 bn kWh | 1.83 m kWh | 261.90 bn kWh | 3.14 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 1.16 bn kWh | 11,535.23 kWh | 1.44 bn kWh | 17,284.03 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 54.00 m kWh | 537.91 kWh | 6.33 bn kWh | 75,872.34 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 238.56 m t | 2,376.38 t | 372.72 m t | 4,467.54 t |
Telecommunication
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +20 | +90 |
| Internet domain: | .eg | .tr |
| EGY total | EGY per 1000 inh. | TUR total | TUR per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 8,760,440 | 87 | 11,532,900 | 138 |
| Mobile phones: | 95,340,300 | 950 | 80,790,900 | 968 |
| Internet server: | 200,430 | 2 | 7,093,000 | 85 |
| Internet users: | 57,505,199 | 573 | 61,718,476 | 740 |
Healthcare system
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 1.60 | 2.70 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.79 | 1.76 |
| Diabetes: | 17.2 % | 11.1 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.1 % | 0.2 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 86.0 % | 85.0 % |
| Smokers: | 21.4 % | 29.3 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Egypt and Turkey| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 30.0 °C | 19.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 17.4 °C | 8.6 °C |
| Water temperature: | 21.0 °C | 16.1 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 49 % | 65 % |
| Rain days: | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 9.6 | 6.6 |
Native languages
Religions
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Islam: | 90.0 % | 99.0 % |
| Christianity: | 9.7 % | 0.2 % |
| Yazidism: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| other: | 0.3 % | 0.6 % |