How much coast is there?

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,322 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 4.9 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 33 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 19 years older than in Ethiopia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Ethiopia are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 14 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 20 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Ethiopia (Gini 2.7 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Ethiopia’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 201 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 29 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.93 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 17 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 1,004 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Australia put in 12 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 43 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 107 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 3.9 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 2.2 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)