How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 198 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.3 times as many people as Italy.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 66% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 29 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.7 more children on average than in Italy.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Italy are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 20 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy produces 17 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Ethiopia (Gini 3.2 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 98 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 29 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 2.59 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)

How much do people drink?

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

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

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

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 1,194 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Italy put in 102 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Italy went to school 8.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Italy welcomed 241 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 23 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

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

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

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

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

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 33% more fine dust than in Italy.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 3.5 times as deadly as in Italy.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Italy.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Italy gets 7% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)