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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Ethiopia is 44% bigger than Türkiye

Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 587 m above Ethiopia’s

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 34% of Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 58% more people than Türkiye

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 8% more densely populated than Türkiye

Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Türkiye are 7.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Türkiye are 4.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Türkiye is 14 years older than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Türkiye hosts 3.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Türkiye are practically level

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Türkiye’s economy is 13 times the size of Ethiopia’s

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 13 times as much per person as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Ethiopia (Gini 12.6 points higher)

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

39% of people in Ethiopia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%

Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%

Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ethiopia’s

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Türkiye spends 16 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Türkiye live 9.8 years longer than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Türkiye has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Türkiye has 9.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Ethiopia is 3.9 times that in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Türkiye rate their lives 1.31 points higher than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 2% more alcohol than in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Türkiye has 7.1 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Türkiye has 1,334 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Türkiye put in 148 more hours a year than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Türkiye went to school 6.6 years longer than in Ethiopia

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

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Türkiye welcomed 146 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019)

Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Türkiye has 10 more World Heritage sites than Ethiopia (22 against 12)

Ethiopia: 12 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Ethiopia 62

Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Türkiye is 9.5 times as fast as in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Türkiye’s railway network is 14 times as long as Ethiopia’s

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Türkiye fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 24% of Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Türkiye emits 43 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Türkiye carries 27% more fine dust than in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 2.1 times as deadly as in Türkiye

Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 11.2 °C warmer than Türkiye

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 41% more rain than Türkiye

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Ethiopia bigger than Türkiye?

Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 44% bigger than Türkiye.

Which has more people, Ethiopia or Türkiye?

Ethiopia has 58% more people than Türkiye (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Türkiye?

People in Türkiye live 9.8 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 77.4 in Türkiye.

Are people taller in Ethiopia or Türkiye?

Men in Türkiye are 7.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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