How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,314 m above Israel’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 13 times as many people as Israel.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 3.9 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 10 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.0 more children on average than in Israel.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 4.8 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 16 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Ethiopia (Gini 7.2 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Israel and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 113 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 3.20 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 85% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 16 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 1,195 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Israel put in 291 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Israel welcomed 24 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Israel are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Israel’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 6.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 42 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

Israel and Ethiopia are nearly identical here.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 4.2 times as deadly as in Israel.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Israel.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 4.7 times as much rain as Israel.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)