Polity · 1953 CE – 1971 CE
Republic of Egypt
مصر · Arab Republic of Egypt · جُمهورِيّةُ مِصرَ العَرَبيّةِ
- Peak recorded area
- 1,010,950 km²
- 1953 CE
- Rulers on record
- 15
- from 1953 CE
- Data series
- 133
- 1953 CE–1971 CE
Overview
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1971 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 33 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population48 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 35.4Mpersons1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy30 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 49.48years1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female30 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 52.51years1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male30 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 46.65years1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration30 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | -56.5Kpersons1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth29 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 2.29% annual1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 48 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 1,9992011 int'l $1970 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| GDP per capita PPP18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 3,079int'l $ (inflation adj.)1970 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 772.97million USD (current)1970 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 788.06million USD (current)1970 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | -15.09million USD (current)1970 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 1,561.03million USD (current)1970 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
6 of 11 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.0069CINC (share of world capability)1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 7.2Mcoal-ton equivalents1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 304Ktons1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 1.2Bcurrent USD1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure % GDP18 obs · 1962 CE–1970 CE | 15.99% of GDP1970 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| Military Personnel18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 255Kpersons1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 14 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %20 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 2.74% of land area1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Gas Production18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.818TWh1970 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 190.78TWh1970 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Agricultural Land %10 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 2.86%1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha10 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 0.0787hectares per person1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Renewable Freshwater per capita M310 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 28.88cubic meters1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.188index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.147index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.054index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index18 obs · 1953 CE–1970 CE | 0.435index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity25 obs · 1953 CE–1957 CE | -7index (-10 to 10)1957 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 21 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Tech Aviation Passenger Km19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 955passenger-km1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 8BGWh1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 276items1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Merchant Shipping Tonnage19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 241gross tons1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 2,976tonne-km1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Line Km19 obs · 1953 CE–1971 CE | 4,234km1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
15 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Mohamed NaguibPresident of Egypt1953 CE – 1954 CE
- Gamal Abdel NasserPrime Minister of Egypt1954 CE
- Gamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt1956 CE – 1970 CE
- Abdel Hakim AmerVice President of Egypt1958 CE – 1965 CE
- Abdel Latif BoghdadiVice President of Egypt1958 CE – 1964 CE
- Kamal el-Din HusseinPrime Minister of Egypt1960 CE – 1961 CE
- Kamal el-Din HusseinVice President of Egypt1961 CE – 1964 CE
- Zakaria MohieddinVice President of Egypt1961 CE – 1966 CE
- Ali SabriPrime Minister of Egypt1962 CE – 1965 CE
- Zakaria MohieddinPrime Minister of Egypt1965 CE – 1966 CE
- Muhammad Sedki SulaymanPrime Minister of Egypt1966 CE – 1967 CE
- Zakaria MohieddinPresident of Egypt1967 CE
- Anwar SadatVice President of Egypt1969 CE – 1970 CE
- Anwar SadatPresident of Egypt1970 CE
- Mahmoud FawziPrime Minister of Egypt1970 CE – 1971 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP)
Memberships
- United Kingdom–Egypt Entente (1954)Historical alliance · member1954 CE – 1956 CE
- Egypt–Syria–Jordan Defense Pact (1955)Military alliance · member1955 CE – 1961 CE
- Egypt–Saudi Arabia Defense Pact (1955)Military alliance · member1955 CE – 1956 CE
- Egypt–Saudi Arabia–Yemen Arab Republic Defense Pact (1956)Military alliance · member1956 CE – 1962 CE
- Egypt–Yemen Arab Republic Defense Pact (1962)Military alliance · member1962 CE – 1967 CE
- Egypt–Syria Defense Pact (1966)Military alliance · member1966 CE – 1967 CE
- Iraq–Egypt–Jordan Defense Pact (1967)Military alliance · member1967 CE – 1979 CE
- Russia–Egypt Entente (1971)Historical alliance · member1971 CE – 1976 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database2024
SIPRI (2024). Military Expenditure Database.
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Egypt is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.