California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Egypt is a country linking northeast Africa and the Middle East. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Egypt regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Egypt?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Egypt is 390,121 sq mi. California is smaller than Egypt by 226,425 sq mi. California is around 2.39 times smaller than Egypt.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Egypt: 390,121 sq mi ( 1,010,408 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Egypt as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 105,866,331.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Egypt.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Egypt is Cairo.
Official Languages
California: English
Egypt: Arabic
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Egypt: Egyptian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Egypt: EG
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Egypt as of 2019: 0.707
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Egypt Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Egypt Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Egypt:
26° 0′ 0″ N, 30° 0′ 0″ E
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