Ethiopia vs Singapore
Ethiopia vs Singapore: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 21.9% in Ethiopia and 94.4% in Singapore, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Singapore, by 72.4 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 1995.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 170 and Singapore ranked 31 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 94.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 94.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 96 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | 96.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 92 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 89 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 88.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 84.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 84.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 79 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 79 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 80.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 72 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 71 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 71 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 69 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 69 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 69.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 59 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 61 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 62 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 53.8 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 47 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 41.7 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 36 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 24.2 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 19.6 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 13.5 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 8.4 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 2.9 | – |
| 1994 | – | 1.2 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0.8 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0.5 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025