How much coast is there?

Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 3,490 m above Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 30% more people than Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 11 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Bangladesh is 6.6 years older than in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.8 more children on average than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bangladesh and Ethiopia are practically level.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Bangladesh’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Bangladesh produces 2.8 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Bangladesh (Gini 0.2 points higher).

Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Bangladesh and Ethiopia are practically level.

Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Bangladesh and Ethiopia are practically level.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ethiopia and Bangladesh are nearly identical here.

Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Bangladesh spends 54% more on health per person than Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Bangladesh has 5 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

5.7% of adults in Bangladesh are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 778 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ethiopia has 54% more meat per person than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Bangladesh has 29 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Bangladesh put in 784 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Bangladesh went to school 4.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).

Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

33% of people in Bangladesh live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Bangladesh’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Ethiopia and Bangladesh are practically level.

Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Bangladesh emits 4.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Bangladesh are 5% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Bangladesh is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Bangladesh gets 2.2 times as much rain as Ethiopia.

Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)