Zagazig

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1973

Global Rank

0.4

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

0.6%


Share

Egypt • MENA • Language power • Time zone Africa/Cairo UTC+2 (EET) (observes summer time)

Population
1.3M
GDP
$2B
GDP per capita
$1,708
Land area
395 km² (152 mi²)
Density
3,409/km² (8,829/mi²)

Primary city Zagazig

State / province Sharqia

Language Arabic

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs Egypt and size peers

Zagazig metro area

30.59, 31.50
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Languages of Zagazig

Arabic first in Sharqia; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoArabic
AdministrativeArabic
NationalArabic
English reach, Sharqia
35%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.93
Rank 21 of 43; 3 working languages in Egypt

Sharqia on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1026

Zagazig University

Zagazig, Egypt