How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · France: 4,853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

France’s highest peak towers 260 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · France: 4,810 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2 times as many people as France.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · France: 68.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

France is 6% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · France: 128 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · France: 41.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

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

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · France: 22.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · France: 9.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and France are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · France: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 27 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · France: $3.37 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

France produces 18 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · France: Int$63,975 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in France than in Ethiopia (Gini 0.7 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · France: 31.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · France: 7.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · France: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

France’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · France: 77% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

France spends 153 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · France: $5,327 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

France has 23 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in France are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · France: 12.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · France: 33.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in France rate their lives 2.60 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · France: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in France drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · France: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 12 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · France: 80.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

France has 931 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · France: 3,490 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 112 more hours a year than in France.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · France: 1,487 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in France went to school 9.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · France: 11.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

France welcomed 332 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · France: 1.35 (2019)

How many World Heritage sites?

France has 44 more World Heritage sites than Ethiopia (56 against 12).

Ethiopia: 12 (2026) · France: 56 (2026)

How many people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · France: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

79% of people in France live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · France: 79% (2025)

How many phones per person?

France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · France: 117 (2023)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 37 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · France: 27,716 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from France fly 8.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · France: 0.94 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of France, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · France: 32.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in France emits 29 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · France: 4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · France: 26.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in France.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · France: 1.3 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

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

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · France: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 9.8 °C warmer than France.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

France gets 20% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg)