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🇪🇹 Ethiopia vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
49,593,495
135.5M
Ethiopia
85.9M
Turkey
57.7%
Ethiopia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Turkey’s figure is 43.4× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Ethiopia
by population · Africa
Turkey
by population · Asia

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
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
Ethiopia1,128,499 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
Ethiopia114/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Ethiopia67.6 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
Ethiopia$933
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
Ethiopia24.1%
Turkey89.5%

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 Turkey, side by side
IndicatorEthiopiaTurkeyEthiopia vs Turkey
Population135,472,05110th of 24085,878,55618th of 24058% higher
Annual Growth Rate+2.55%26th of 240+0.42%158th of 2406.1× higher
Population Density/km²114/km²102nd of 240111/km²104th of 2403% higher
Land Areakm²1,128,499 km²25th of 240769,630 km²36th of 24047% higher
Urban Population24.1%226th of 24089.5%37th of 2403.7× lower
GDP per Capita$933226th of 240$18,59997th of 240$17,667 apart
GDP Growth+9.8%6th of 210+3.6%93rd of 2102.7× higher
Life Expectancyyears67.6 years192nd of 24077.4 years97th of 24013% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman3.91 births per woman28th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 2402.6× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00031.5 per 1,00024th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 2132.9× higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.9 per 1,000161st of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 2133% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births34.5 per 1,000 live births159th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 1944.3× higher
Unemployment Rate3.3%53rd of 1868.5%137th of 1862.6× lower
Inflation Rate13.2%19th of 19134.9%7th of 1912.6× lower
Poverty Rate33.1%116th of 16413.0%33rd of 1642.5× higher
Gini Index31.143rd of 17043.7145th of 17029% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP182nd of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 19234% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.14 per 1,000188th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2062.09 per 1,000 apart
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.33 per 1,000192nd of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 1999.2× lower
Literacy Rate60.5%155th of 17597.3%61st of 17538% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.3% of GDP174th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 20226% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary33.9% gross, secondary197th of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 2073.5× lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption90.6% of final consumption7th of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 2117.5× higher
Forest Coverageof land area14.9% of land area140th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 21149% lower
Internet Penetration21.9%189th of 21189.8%62nd of 2114.1× lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people65.1 per 100 people186th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 21240% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births195 per 100,000 live births157th of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 193180 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP0.65% of GDP145th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 1633.0× lower
Protected Areasof land area17.0% of land area107th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2112.4× higher
Median Ageyears19.1 years210th of 24033.5 years117th of 24043% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears3.0 years148th of 1488.5 years93rd of 1482.8× lower
Human Development Index0.497179th of 1920.85351st of 19242% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.99/ 10145th of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16425% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.14 tonnes per capita205th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 2125.73 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate2.5%197th of 19830.5%66th of 19827.9 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.

EthiopiaTurkey
050M100M150M200M250M300M350M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Ethiopia and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Ethiopia195017.7M
Ethiopia197531.7M
Ethiopia200067.4M
Ethiopia2025135.5M
Ethiopia2050225M
Ethiopia2075309.1M
Ethiopia2100367.3M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

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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