How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 939 m above Iraq’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.9 times as many people as Iraq.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 11% more densely populated than Iraq.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iraq is 1.6 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 0.7 more children on average than in Iraq.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Iraq and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Iraq’s economy is 2 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iraq produces 3.9 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Iraq (Gini 1.3 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iraq spends 9.6 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 72% more likely to die before turning one than in Iraq.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iraq has 7.1 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

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

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Iraq rate their lives 1.23 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iraq has 3 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 188 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 16 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iraq went to school 4.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iraq has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iraq’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 41% more passengers per resident than those from Iraq.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 38 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 21% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia and Iraq are practically level.

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

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Iraq.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)