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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ethiopia is 88% bigger than Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,489 m above Ukraine’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 78% more densely populated than Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Ukraine are 12.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Ukraine are 9.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 23 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.9 more children on average than in Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Ukraine are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Ukraine’s economy is 70% larger than Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ukraine produces 5.2 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Ukraine (Gini 5.5 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Ukraine spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

How long do people live?

People in Ukraine live 7.1 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)

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 Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ukraine has 25 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ukraine drink 71% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ukraine has 7.2 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ukraine has 227 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ukraine put in 446 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ukraine went to school 8.7 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ukraine welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 29 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ethiopia fly 9.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 42% more fine dust than in Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 69% deadlier than in Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 55% more rain than Ukraine.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Ethiopia bigger than Ukraine?

Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 88% bigger than Ukraine.

Which has more people, Ethiopia or Ukraine?

Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Ukraine?

People in Ukraine live 7.1 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 74.7 in Ukraine.

Are people taller in Ethiopia or Ukraine?

Men in Ukraine are 12.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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