How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Somalia: 3,025 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,090 m above Somalia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Somalia: 2,460 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 6.9 times as many people as Somalia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Somalia: 19.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 3.8 times as densely populated as Somalia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Somalia: 31 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ethiopia is 3.3 years older than in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Somalia: 15.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Somalia have 2.1 more children on average than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Somalia: 6.01 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.3% of people in Ethiopia are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Somalia: 2.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

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

How many official languages?

Somalia has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 9.7 times the size of Somalia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Somalia: $13 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ethiopia produces 2.2 times as much per person as Somalia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Somalia: Int$1,643 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Somalia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 19% in Somalia, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Somalia: 18.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Somalia spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Somalia: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Somalia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Somalia: 40% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ethiopia spends 56% more on health per person than Somalia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Somalia: $22 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Somalia is 90% more likely to die before turning one than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Somalia: 65.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ethiopia has 3 times as many doctors per person as Somalia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Somalia: 0.048 per 1,000 (2014)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in Somalia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Somalia: 13% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Somalia: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Somalia rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Somalia: 4.51 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Somalia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Somalia has 61% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Somalia: 11.1 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 746 kcal more food per person per day than Somalia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Somalia: 1,812 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Somalia: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ethiopia went to school 0.5 years longer than in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Somalia: 1.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Somalia: no data

How many people are online?

28% of people in Somalia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Somalia: 28% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

57% of people in Ethiopia have electricity, versus 54% in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Somalia: 54.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

55% of people in Somalia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Somalia: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ethiopia has 65 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Somalia 54.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Somalia: 54 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Somalia: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 65 times as many passengers per resident as those from Somalia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Somalia: 0 (2019)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 9.2% of Somalia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Somalia: 9.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ethiopia emits 95% more CO₂ than someone in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Somalia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Somalia: 20.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 76% more fine dust than in Somalia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Somalia: 11.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Somalia are 14% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Somalia: 20.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Somalia is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Somalia: 27°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 3.7 times as much rain as Somalia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Somalia: 258 mm (2016–2025 avg)