How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,345 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 92% more people than Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 51% more densely populated than Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ethiopia is 1.5 years older than in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Tanzania have 0.6 more children on average than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Ethiopia and Tanzania are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

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

How many official languages?

Tanzania has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Ethiopia’s economy is 40% larger than Tanzania’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Tanzania produces 23% more per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Ethiopia (Gini 9.4 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Tanzania spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Tanzania spends 4% more on health per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 20% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ethiopia has 7% more doctors per person than Tanzania.

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

How common is obesity?

10% of adults in Tanzania are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

7.7% of adults in Tanzania smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ethiopia rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 52% more alcohol than in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Tanzania has 76% more meat per person than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ethiopia has 40 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Tanzania put in 529 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Tanzania went to school 3.7 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Tanzania welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

31% of people in Tanzania are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

57% of people in Ethiopia have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Tanzania’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Tanzania emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Tanzania carries 22% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 12% deadlier than in Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Tanzania.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Tanzania gets 15% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)