Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia is 87% bigger than Ukraine
Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 34% of Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 79% more densely populated than Ukraine
Ethiopia: 121 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 refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 123 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Ukraine are practically level
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Ethiopia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021) · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%
Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%
Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 19 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 31% higher than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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: 0.0041 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ethiopia has 4 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (12 against 8)
Ethiopia: 12 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Ethiopia 62
Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 8.3 times as fast as in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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 24% of Ethiopia, but only 17% of Ukraine
Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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)
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 28% deadlier than in Ukraine
Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Ukraine?
Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 87% 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).