Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Ethiopia 4.7 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 3,205 m above the United Kingdom’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 95% more people than the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 2.4 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.4 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 6.8 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 21 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 32 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 18 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Ethiopia (Gini 1.3 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 168 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 8.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 23 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in the United Kingdom smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.71 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 12 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 876 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ethiopia put in 77 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 136 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 21 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 13% of the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 34 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 7.4 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 14.0 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 11% more rain than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than the United Kingdom?
Ethiopia is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Ethiopia 4.7 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or the United Kingdom?
Ethiopia has 95% more people than the United Kingdom (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 9.4 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
