How much coast is there?

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,921 m above Egypt’s.

Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 14% more people than Egypt.

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia and Egypt are nearly identical here.

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Egypt is 5.3 years older than in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.2 more children on average than in Egypt.

Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Egypt and Ethiopia are practically level.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 5.6 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Egypt (Gini 2.6 points higher).

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Egypt and Ethiopia are practically level.

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ethiopia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Egypt’s.

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Egypt spends 4.1 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 66% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Egypt has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ethiopia rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in Egypt.

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Egypt has 4 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Egypt has 536 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 769 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 7.7 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Egypt welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 6.8 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Egypt fly 25% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Egypt emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 88% deadlier than in Egypt.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Egypt.

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 79 times as much rain as Egypt.

Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)