How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 3,509 m above Ireland’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 25 times as many people as Ireland.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 51% more densely populated than Ireland.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 20 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 43 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Ireland (Gini 2.1 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Ireland: 29 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ethiopia and Ireland are practically level.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 213 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (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 Ireland.

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

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 27 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 2.94 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 14 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,363 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ireland put in 55 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 9.3 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 542 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ireland’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 311 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 12% of Ireland.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 47 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 6.3 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Ireland.

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

How much rain falls?

Ireland gets 18% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)