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🇪🇹 Ethiopia vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Population difference
8,041,277
135.5M
Ethiopia
143.5M
Russia
5.9%
Russia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Russia’s figure is 91.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Ethiopia
by population · Africa
Russia
by population · Europe

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Ethiopia135,472,051
Russia143,513,328
Land Areakm²
Ethiopia1,128,499 km²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Population Density/km²
Ethiopia114/km²
Russia9/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Ethiopia67.6 years
Russia73.4 years
GDP per Capita
Ethiopia$933
Russia$17,547
Urban Population
Ethiopia24.1%
Russia75.3%

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.

Every indicator published for both Ethiopia and Russia, side by side
IndicatorEthiopiaRussiaEthiopia vs Russia
Population135,472,05110th of 240143,513,3289th of 2406% lower
Annual Growth Rate+2.55%26th of 240−0.11%198th of 2402.66 points apart
Population Density/km²114/km²102nd of 2409/km²221st of 240105 apart
Land Areakm²1,128,499 km²25th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 24015,248,371 km² apart
Urban Population24.1%226th of 24075.3%86th of 2403.1× lower
GDP per Capita$933226th of 240$17,547100th of 240$16,614 apart
GDP Growth+9.8%6th of 210+1.0%172nd of 2109.8× higher
Life Expectancyyears67.6 years192nd of 24073.4 years141st of 2408% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman3.91 births per woman28th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 2402.8× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00031.5 per 1,00024th of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 2133.7× higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.9 per 1,000161st of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 21353% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births34.5 per 1,000 live births159th of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 1948.4× higher
Unemployment Rate3.3%53rd of 1862.1%18th of 18656% higher
Inflation Rate13.2%19th of 1918.7%29th of 19152% higher
Poverty Rate33.1%116th of 1647.2%15th of 1644.6× higher
Gini Index31.143rd of 17033.060th of 1706% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP182nd of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 1922.5× lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.14 per 1,000188th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 2064.97 per 1,000 apart
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.33 per 1,000192nd of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 1996.48 per 1,000 apart
Literacy Rate60.5%155th of 17599.9%4th of 17539% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.3% of GDP174th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 20245% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary33.9% gross, secondary197th of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 2072.7× lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption90.6% of final consumption7th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 21187.1 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area14.9% of land area140th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 2113.3× lower
Internet Penetration21.9%189th of 21194.4%35th of 2114.3× lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people65.1 per 100 people186th of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 2122.9× lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births195 per 100,000 live births157th of 1939 per 100,000 live births44th of 193186 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP0.65% of GDP145th of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 1636.40 points apart
Protected Areasof land area17.0% of land area107th of 21111.5% of land area147th of 21148% higher
Median Ageyears19.1 years210th of 24040.3 years59th of 24053% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears3.0 years148th of 14811.6 years36th of 1483.9× lower
Human Development Index0.497179th of 1920.83263rd of 19240% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.99/ 10145th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 16432% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.14 tonnes per capita205th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 21212.16 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate2.5%197th of 19821.2%117th of 1988.4× lower

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.

EthiopiaRussia
050M100M150M200M250M300M350M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Ethiopia and Russia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Ethiopia195017.7M
Ethiopia197531.7M
Ethiopia200067.4M
Ethiopia2025135.5M
Ethiopia2050225M
Ethiopia2075309.1M
Ethiopia2100367.3M
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M

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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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