How much coast is there?

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,556 m above Brazil’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 57% more people than Ethiopia.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 4.7 times as densely populated as Brazil.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brazil is 15 years older than in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.3 more children on average than in Brazil.

Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Brazil and Ethiopia are practically level.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 18 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brazil produces 6.5 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Ethiopia (Gini 19.2 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Brazil and Ethiopia are practically level.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Ethiopia’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Brazil spends 29 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brazil has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 2.65 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

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

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 15 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 865 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 394 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Brazil went to school 6 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Brazil welcomed 7.9 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 40 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brazil fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Brazil emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 32% more fine dust than in Brazil.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 13% deadlier than in Brazil.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 73% more rain than Ethiopia.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)