🇪🇹 Ethiopia vs 🇮🇷 Iran
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on renewable energy, where Ethiopia’s figure is 100.7× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Ethiopia | Iran | Ethiopia vs Iran |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 135,472,05110th of 240 | 92,417,68117th of 240 | 47% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.55%26th of 240 | +0.92%112th of 240 | 2.8× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 114/km²102nd of 240 | 56/km²161st of 240 | 2.0× higher |
| Land Areakm² | 1,128,499 km²25th of 240 | 1,622,500 km²17th of 240 | 30% lower |
| Urban Population | 24.1%226th of 240 | 77.4%82nd of 240 | 3.2× lower |
| GDP per Capita | $933226th of 240 | $3,924177th of 240 | 4.2× lower |
| GDP Growth | +9.8%6th of 210 | −2.8%206th of 210 | 12.6 points apart |
| Life Expectancyyears | 67.6 years192nd of 240 | 77.9 years90th of 240 | 13% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 3.91 births per woman28th of 240 | 1.68 births per woman145th of 240 | 2.3× higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 31.5 per 1,00024th of 213 | 12.6 per 1,000112th of 213 | 2.5× higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000161st of 213 | 4.8 per 1,000196th of 213 | 24% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 34.5 per 1,000 live births159th of 194 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births83rd of 194 | 3.3× higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3%53rd of 186 | 8.3%133rd of 186 | 60% lower |
| Inflation Rate | 13.2%19th of 191 | 42.2%6th of 191 | 3.2× lower |
| Poverty Rate | 33.1%116th of 164 | 8.3%18th of 164 | 4.0× higher |
| Gini Index | 31.143rd of 170 | 35.991st of 170 | 13% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 2.8% of GDP182nd of 192 | 6.0% of GDP104th of 192 | 53% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.14 per 1,000188th of 206 | 1.81 per 1,00094th of 206 | 1.67 per 1,000 apart |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.33 per 1,000192nd of 199 | 1.85 per 1,000122nd of 199 | 5.6× lower |
| Literacy Rate | 60.5%155th of 175 | 88.9%107th of 175 | 32% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 2.3% of GDP174th of 202 | 2.8% of GDP161st of 202 | 19% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 33.9% gross, secondary197th of 207 | 85.1% gross, secondary130th of 207 | 2.5× lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 90.6% of final consumption7th of 211 | 0.9% of final consumption192nd of 211 | 89.7 points apart |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 14.9% of land area140th of 211 | 6.6% of land area173rd of 211 | 2.2× higher |
| Internet Penetration | 21.9%189th of 211 | 85.3%85th of 211 | 3.9× lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 65.1 per 100 people186th of 212 | 174.1 per 100 people16th of 212 | 2.7× lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 195 per 100,000 live births157th of 193 | 16 per 100,000 live births62nd of 193 | 179 per 100,000 live births apart |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 0.65% of GDP145th of 163 | 2.01% of GDP66th of 163 | 3.1× lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 17.0% of land area107th of 211 | 7.8% of land area166th of 211 | 2.2× higher |
| Median Ageyears | 19.1 years210th of 240 | 34.0 years114th of 240 | 44% lower |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 3.0 years148th of 148 | 9.8 years72nd of 148 | 3.3× lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.497179th of 192 | 0.79974th of 192 | 38% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 3.99/ 10145th of 164 | 5.15/ 10104th of 164 | 23% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.14 tonnes per capita205th of 212 | 8.66 tonnes per capita31st of 212 | 8.52 tonnes per capita apart |
| Obesity Rate | 2.5%197th of 198 | 25.7%93rd of 198 | 23.2 points apart |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1950 | 17.7M |
| Ethiopia | 1975 | 31.7M |
| Ethiopia | 2000 | 67.4M |
| Ethiopia | 2025 | 135.5M |
| Ethiopia | 2050 | 225M |
| Ethiopia | 2075 | 309.1M |
| Ethiopia | 2100 | 367.3M |
| Iran | 1950 | 16.5M |
| Iran | 1975 | 33.8M |
| Iran | 2000 | 66.4M |
| Iran | 2025 | 92.4M |
| Iran | 2050 | 101.9M |
| Iran | 2075 | 93.8M |
| Iran | 2100 | 80M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.