How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,450 m above Sweden’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 13 times as many people as Sweden.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 4.6 times as densely populated as Sweden.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 21 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Sweden are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 20 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Sweden (Gini 1.8 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 186 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 31 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

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

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 3.27 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 9.9 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 808 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ethiopia put in 168 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 156 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

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

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 13 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 27 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 8.4 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 19.6 °C warmer than Sweden.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 20% more rain than Sweden.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)