How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 832 m above Spain’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.7 times as many people as Spain.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 22% more densely populated than Spain.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Spain is 26 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Spain are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Spain’s economy is 15 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Spain produces 17 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Ethiopia (Gini 2.3 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Spain spends 89 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Spain has 30 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Spain rate their lives 2.56 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Spain drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Spain has 15 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Spain has 819 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Spain put in 39 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Spain went to school 8.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Spain welcomed 473 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Spain are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Spain’s railway network is 21 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Spain fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Spain emits 34 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Spain.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 5.1 times as deadly as in Spain.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 9.1 °C warmer than Spain.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 45% more rain than Spain.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)