Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Population census recently completed

Egypt
1
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2015
Egypt rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Egypt ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0 β€”
1760s 0 0 0 β€”
1770s 0 0 0 β€”
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 Egypt
1890s 0.5 0 0.5 Egypt
1900s 1 0 1 Egypt
1910s 1 0 1 Egypt
1920s 1 0 1 Egypt
1930s 1 0 1 Egypt
1940s 1 0 1 Egypt
1950s 0.7 0 0.7 Egypt
1960s 1 0 1 Egypt
1970s 1 0.6 0.4 Egypt
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 Egypt
1990s 1 0.8 0.2 Egypt
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 Egypt
2010s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population census recently completed?
Egypt ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.