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Egypt
Power index #13 / 118🛰 Drones: Basic✓ No tracked active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#13
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Egypt is located in Africa (Northern Africa). It has an estimated population of 105,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $380 billion (about $3,619 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 440,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 480,000 reservists, ranking #11 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $5B, roughly 1.3% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 1,080 military aircraft, 3,600 tanks, 150 naval vessels. Egypt's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as likely minimal in this dataset's modernity model. Egypt has a basic-tier documented drone/UAV program.
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Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Egypt. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Share of World
of world population
105,000,000 people
of world GDP
$380B nominal
of world defense spending
$5B / year
of world active personnel
440,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition920,000 total personnel
Active 48%Reserve 52%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 1.3% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $11k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 4.2
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Basic
Airpower
Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
MODERNModernity score 4.1/5.0
Named Aircraft Fleet (290 of 1,080 total)
ESTIMATED
F-16 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
220
Rafale GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
24
MiG-29M GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
46
Fleet Modernity Score
4.1 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMALHeuristic: defense spend per soldier
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMALHeuristic: defense spend per soldier (carrier-operating navy), not a fleet inspection
Regional Context — Northern Africa
Egypt ranks #1 of 6 in Northern Africa on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
Compare Egypt 18 matchups
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Economic confidence: Medium. Military confidence: Low. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.