How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,026 m above Sri Lanka’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 6.2 times as many people as Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 2.9 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sri Lanka is 14 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.0 more children on average than in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 16% larger than Sri Lanka’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sri Lanka produces 4.7 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Ethiopia (Gini 6.6 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.0% in Sri Lanka, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

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

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sri Lanka spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 6.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sri Lanka has 7.9 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

11% of adults in Sri Lanka are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sri Lanka rate their lives 0.03 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sri Lanka drink 10% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sri Lanka has 67% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sri Lanka has 117 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sri Lanka put in 454 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 8.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sri Lanka welcomed 8 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

55% of people in Sri Lanka are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

24% of people in Ethiopia live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sri Lanka’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sri Lanka emits 6.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 2% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 54% deadlier than in Sri Lanka.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 91% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)