Government of Canada

Facts at a Glance

This table provides some facts about Egypt related to international development and compares them with similar facts about Canada.

Topic Egypt Canada
Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt Canada
Capital: Cairo Ottawa
Area (thousands of km2) 1,001 9,985
Population (millions) 76.8 (2008) 33.4 (2008)
Population density (per km2) 77 (2008) 3 (2008)
Urban population (%-2008) 43 80
Gross national income (GNI) (per capita) US$1,580 (2007) US$39,420 (2007)
GNI purchasing power parity (PPP) (per capita): US$5,400 (2007) US$35,310 (2007)
Structure of GDP PIB (%-2007)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

13
36
51

2
32
66
Ecological footprint (global hectares per person-2006): 1.7 7.1
Human development index HDI ranking: 116th of 179 countries (2006) 3rd (2006)
Gender-related development index (GDI ) ranking N/A of 157 countries (2006) 4th (2006)
Life expectancy at birth: 50 (1970), 71 (2007) 73 (1970), 81 (2007)
Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000) 93 (1990), 36 (2007) 8 (1990), 6 (2007)
Adult literacy rate (% 2000-2006)
Total
Men
Women

71
83
60

99
99
99
Population using improved drinking water sources (%-2006)
Total
Urban
Rural


98
99
98


100
100
99