How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 3,222 m above Finland’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 24 times as many people as Finland.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 6.5 times as densely populated as Finland.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 24 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.7 more children on average than in Finland.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 18 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Finland (Gini 3.7 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 158 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 3.78 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 10 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 787 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 103 more hours a year than in Finland.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 196 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 39 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 4.2 times as deadly as in Finland.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 20.3 °C warmer than Finland.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 27% more rain than Finland.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)