Ethiopia vs Zambia
Ethiopia vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.3 years in Ethiopia and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.7 years, or 1.16 times that in Ethiopia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Ethiopia ranked 161 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990