How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,550 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3.7 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 7 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.6 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 10 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 20 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 52 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 7.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 24 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.83 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 8.4 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,101 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 525 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 9.2 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 207 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

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

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 151 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 5% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 16 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)