Ethiopia vs Rwanda
Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.82% in Ethiopia and 3.87% in Rwanda, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.05 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2017, Ethiopia ranked 50 and Rwanda ranked 46 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Ethiopia | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.82 | 3.87 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.82 | 3.86 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.83 | 3.85 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.84 | 3.85 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.85 | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.86 | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.86 | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.87 | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.9 | 3.91 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.93 | 4.04 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.94 | 4.09 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.95 | 4.11 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.96 | 4.14 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.96 | 4.17 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.97 | 4.19 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.97 | 4.21 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.98 | 4.23 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.99 | 4.25 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4 | 4.27 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.01 | 4.28 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.01 | 4.29 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.02 | 4.27 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.02 | 4.24 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.02 | 4.23 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.03 | 4.22 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.04 | 4.2 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023