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: | 102,334,000 | 84,339,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 102.2 | 107.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 74 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 25.2 years | Ø 29.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 25.71 ‰ | 15.78 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 5.78 ‰ | 5.44 ‰ |
| 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: | 37 | 29 |
| Civil rights: | 26 | 39 |
| Health: | 45 | 63 |
| Climate: | 70 | 60 |
| Cost of Living: | 100 | 92 |
| Popularity: | 46 | 49 |
Economy
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Egypt Pound (1 EGP = 100 Piasters) | Turkish Lira (1 TRY =100 Kurus) |
| Unemployment rate: | 10.5 % | 13.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | 5.04 % | 12.28 % |
| Cost of Living: | 29.59 % | 39.38 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 44.40 % | 42.30 % |
| Average income: | 3,000 US$ | 9,050 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 33 (bad) | 40 (bad) |
| EGY: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 363,069 M US$ | 3.55 M US$ | 720,101 M US$ | 8.54 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 306,856 M US$ | 3.00 M US$ | 763,333 M US$ | 9.05 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 40,102 M US$ | 0.39 M US$ | 203,288 M US$ | 2.41 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 72,482 M US$ | 0.71 M US$ | 232,005 M US$ | 2.75 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| EGY: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 65,050 km | 0.64 km | 67,333 km | 0.80 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: | 402 | 0.004 | 1,216 | 0.014 |
| 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 | 1.56 m kWh | 231.10 bn kWh | 2.74 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 183.50 bn kWh | 1.79 m kWh | 261.90 bn kWh | 3.11 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 1.16 bn kWh | 11,315.84 kWh | 1.44 bn kWh | 17,097.65 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 54.00 m kWh | 527.68 kWh | 6.33 bn kWh | 75,054.19 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 246.26 m t | 2,406.42 t | 412.97 m t | 4,896.54 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: | 8,760,436 | 86 | 11,532,903 | 137 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 95,340,262 | 932 | 80,790,877 | 958 |
| Internet server: | 200,430 | 2 | 7,093,000 | 84 |
| Internet users: | 58,620,082 | 573 | 62,391,262 | 740 |
| Broadband Internet: | 9,349,469 | 91 | 16,734,853 | 198 |
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 | 16.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 49 % | 66 % |
| Rain days: | 0.6 | 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 % |