Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia fits inside Canada 14 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 1,409 m above Ethiopia’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3.3 times as many people as Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 25 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 9.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 7.6 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 22 years older than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.7 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 18 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 18 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Ethiopia (Gini 0.4 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Ethiopia’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 183 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 7.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 20 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.76 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 14 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,032 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Canada put in 132 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 119 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 64 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 99 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 3.8 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 26.9 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 41% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Ethiopia?
Canada is larger. Ethiopia fits inside Canada 14 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 3.3 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Ethiopia?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Canada or Ethiopia?
Men in Canada are 9.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
