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Ethiopia vs United Kingdom
How Ethiopia and United Kingdom compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 67.3 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $945
- Population · In 2023, Ethiopia was higher: 129 million people against 68.7 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: 2.35% of GDP against 0.49% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Kingdom was higher: 4.22 tonnes against 0.15 tonnes
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personEthiopia: $945 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- TemperatureEthiopia: 24.1 °C in 2025United Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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