How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,081 m above Norway’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 24 times as many people as Norway.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 7.8 times as densely populated as Norway.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 21 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Norway.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 29 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Norway (Gini 4.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

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

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

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 238 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 35 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 3.26 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

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

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 917 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 187 more hours a year than in Norway.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 225 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 49 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 99% in Norway.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 12 times as deadly as in Norway.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 22.3 °C warmer than Norway.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 31% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)