How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,051 m above Poland’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3.7 times as many people as Poland.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia and Poland are nearly identical here.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 23 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Poland are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 8.2 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Poland produces 15 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Poland (Gini 2.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Ethiopia and Poland are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 58 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Poland has 28 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Poland rate their lives 2.78 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 12 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 1,172 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 208 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Poland welcomed 133 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 25 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Poland fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 52 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 29% more fine dust than in Poland.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 2.7 times as deadly as in Poland.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 14.2 °C warmer than Poland.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 26% more rain than Poland.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)