How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 774 m above Japan’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 10% more people than Japan.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Japan: 123 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 2.8 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Japan: 338 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 30 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Japan: 49 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.8 more children on average than in Japan.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Japan: 30% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Japan: 2.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Japan are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 35 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Japan produces 15 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Japan: Int$55,422 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Japan than in Ethiopia (Gini 1.2 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Japan: 32.3 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Japan: 2.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Japan spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Japan: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Japan spends 105 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Japan: $3,638 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Japan has 19 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

5.2% of adults in Japan are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Japan: 5.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Japan: 17.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Japan rate their lives 2.15 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Japan: 6.13 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Japan drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Japan: 6.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Japan has 8.7 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Japan: 59.9 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Japan has 112 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Japan put in 54 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Japan went to school 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Japan: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Japan welcomed 73 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Japan: 0.3 (2024)

How many people are online?

86% of people in Japan are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Japan: 178 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 27 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Japan: 20,087 km (2011)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Japan fly 8.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Japan: 0.98 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Japan: 68.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 58 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Japan: 7.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Japan: 23.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 92% more fine dust than in Japan.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 6.6 times as deadly as in Japan.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Japan.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 90% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg)