How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 4,061 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 88% more people than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 2.8 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Pakistan is 1.6 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 0.4 more children on average than in Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Pakistan produces 82% more per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Ethiopia (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ethiopia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Pakistan’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ethiopia spends 14% more on health per person than Pakistan.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 40% more likely to die before turning one than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Pakistan has 8.1 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

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

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 26 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Pakistan has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 45 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 872 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Pakistan went to school 1.9 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Pakistan has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 10 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Pakistan emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 49% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 2.3 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)