Ethiopia vs United Kingdom
Ethiopia vs United Kingdom: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.3 years in Ethiopia and 11.5 years in United Kingdom, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 7.2 years, or 2.65 times that in Ethiopia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.3 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | – | 11.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs United Kingdom
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