How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,985 m above Thailand’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 89% more people than Thailand.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 17% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.7 more children on average than in Thailand.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

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

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Thailand are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Thailand produces 7.2 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Ethiopia (Gini 2.2 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 0.8% in Thailand.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Thailand and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Thailand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Thailand spends 9.4 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Thailand has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Thailand rate their lives 2.31 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Thailand has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Thailand has 297 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 578 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Thailand went to school 6.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Thailand welcomed 138 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Thailand’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Thailand fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Thailand emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Thailand carries 15% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 44% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

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

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 72% more rain than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)