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🇪🇹 Ethiopia vs 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Pakistan has 119.7M more people — 255,219,554 against 135,472,051. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia
135,472,051
Africa · rank #10 · +2.55%
World Bank, 2025
🇵🇰 Pakistan
255,219,554
Asia · rank #5 · +1.56%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorEthiopiaPakistan
Population135,472,05110th of 240255,219,5545th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+2.55%26th of 240+1.56%72nd of 240
Population Density/km²114/km²102nd of 240321/km²42nd of 240
Land Areakm²1,128,499 km²25th of 240770,880 km²35th of 240
Urban Population24.1%226th of 24039.5%192nd of 240
GDP per Capita$933226th of 240$1,596208th of 240
GDP Growth+9.8%6th of 210+3.7%91st of 210
Life Expectancyyears67.6 years192nd of 24067.8 years191st of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman3.91 births per woman28th of 2403.55 births per woman44th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00031.5 per 1,00024th of 21327.4 per 1,00041st of 213
Death Rateper 1,0005.9 per 1,000161st of 2136.4 per 1,000139th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births34.5 per 1,000 live births36th of 19448.2 per 1,000 live births14th of 194
Unemployment Rate3.3%134th of 1865.4%87th of 186
Inflation Rate13.2%19th of 1913.5%79th of 191
Poverty Rate33.1%48th of 16421.9%77th of 164
Gini Index31.1128th of 17033.5105th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP182nd of 1922.5% of GDP187th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.14 per 1,000188th of 2061.16 per 1,000119th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.33 per 1,000192nd of 1990.63 per 1,000178th of 199
Literacy Rate60.5%155th of 17558.9%159th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP2.3% of GDP174th of 2021.9% of GDP185th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary33.9% gross, secondary197th of 20748.3% gross, secondary180th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption90.6% of final consumption7th of 21141.6% of final consumption59th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area14.9% of land area140th of 2114.7% of land area177th of 211
Internet Penetration21.9%189th of 21157.3%154th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people65.1 per 100 people186th of 21276.9 per 100 people168th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births195 per 100,000 live births37th of 193155 per 100,000 live births47th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP0.65% of GDP145th of 1632.67% of GDP39th of 163
Protected Areasof land area17.0% of land area107th of 21119.1% of land area93rd of 211
Median Ageyears19.1 years210th of 24020.6 years196th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears3.0 years148th of 1486.4 years123rd of 148
Human Development Index0.497179th of 1920.544167th of 192
Happiness Index/ 103.99/ 10145th of 1644.87/ 10112th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.14 tonnes per capita205th of 2120.72 tonnes per capita167th of 212
Obesity Rate2.5%197th of 19823.5%104th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

EthiopiaPakistan
0100M200M300M400M500M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Ethiopia and Pakistan population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Ethiopia195017.7M
Ethiopia197531.7M
Ethiopia200067.4M
Ethiopia2025135.5M
Ethiopia2050225M
Ethiopia2075309.1M
Ethiopia2100367.3M
Pakistan195035.8M
Pakistan197569.5M
Pakistan2000154.9M
Pakistan2025255.2M
Pakistan2050371.9M
Pakistan2075466.7M
Pakistan2100511M

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.

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