Iowa is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern 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 Iowa and Egypt regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Iowa bigger than Egypt?
The total area of Iowa is 55,857.1 sq mi, and the total area of Egypt is 390,121 sq mi. Iowa is smaller than Egypt by 334,263.9 sq mi. Iowa is around 6.99 times smaller than Egypt.
Area of Iowa: 55,857.1 sq mi ( 144,669.2 km2 )
Area of Egypt: 390,121 sq mi ( 1,010,408 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Iowa as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,193,079.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Egypt as of 2020, was estimated to be around 102,334,403.
Here is some more data comparison between Iowa and Egypt.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines, and the capital city of Egypt is Cairo.
Official Languages
Iowa: English
Egypt: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Iowa: Iowan
Egypt: Egyptian
ISO 3166 Code
Iowa: US-IA
Egypt: EG
Human Development Index
HDI of Iowa as of 2019: 0.935
HDI of Egypt as of 2019: 0.707
Iowa Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Egypt Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Egypt Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Iowa:
42° 4′ 30.36″ N, 93° 29′ 45.6″ W
Coordinates of Egypt:
26° 0′ 0″ N, 30° 0′ 0″ E
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