Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia is 45% bigger than Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 58% more people than Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 8% more densely populated than Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Türkiye are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
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
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 16 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 146 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
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)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 2.7 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 41% more rain than Türkiye.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Türkiye?
Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 45% 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).