How much coast is there?

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 3,856 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 11 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 3.3 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 23 years older than in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 21 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Belgium (Gini 4.3 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belgium spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Ethiopia’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 170 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Belgium: $5,931 (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 Belgium.

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

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 25 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 2.94 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 8.7 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,363 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Ethiopia and Belgium are practically level.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 200 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 4.8 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 54 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 3.8 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 12.9 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 4% more rain than Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)