How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,587 m above Germany’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 62% more people than Germany.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Germany is 2 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 26 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Germany.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Germany: 10.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Germany are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 40 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 21 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

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

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Germany and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Germany: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 197 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 32 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 2.90 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

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

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 976 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 264 more hours a year than in Germany.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 12 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 110 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 44 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Germany: 32.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 50 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Germany.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 5.4 times as deadly as in Germany.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 13.7 °C warmer than Germany.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 10% more rain than Germany.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)