How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 455 m above Malaysia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3.8 times as many people as Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 10% more densely populated than Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malaysia is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia 0.0.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malaysia produces 11 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Ethiopia (Gini 9.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Malaysia and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Malaysia and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malaysia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 13 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 4.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malaysia has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malaysia rate their lives 2.02 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

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

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

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

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malaysia has 368 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 708 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malaysia went to school 8.7 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Malaysia welcomed 72 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)

How much railway is there?

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

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 60 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 32% more fine dust than in Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 27% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 3.2 times as much rain as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)