How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

India’s highest peak towers 4,036 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

India has 11 times as many people as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 4.1 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in India is 9.3 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.9 more children on average than in India.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 31 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

India produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in India (Gini 5.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · India: 25.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

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

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

How expensive is it?

Ethiopia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

India spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in India.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

India has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

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

How common is obesity?

8.0% of adults in India are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in India smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in India rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in India drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

India has 18% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

India has 110 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in India put in 783 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in India went to school 4.5 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

India welcomed 67% more tourists per resident than Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

70% of people in India are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

36% of people in India live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)

How many phones per person?

India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 90 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · India: 68,103 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from India fly 9% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of India, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

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

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

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

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

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 21% deadlier than in India.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

India is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

India gets 32% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)