Ethiopia vs United States
POP 2.6x GDP 192.0x LE 11.3 yrs LIC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Ethiopia vs United States
Demographics: Population Ages 65+ (United States, 82% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.2% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Urban Population | 23.6% | 80.1% | 2024 |
| Population Density | 114.0 | 36.8 | 2023 |
| Population | 132.1M | 340.1M | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP (Current USD) (United States, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $149.7B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $1,133.883 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $4.0B | $297.1B | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 21.0% | 2.9% | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (United States, 96% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.1 | 3.7 | 2023 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 195 | 17 | 2023 |
| Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 36.8% | 3.8% | 2019 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 44.5 | 6.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 93% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 5.9% | 79.4% | 2014 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 33.9% | 97.5% | 2015 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 2.3% | 5.4% | 2024 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (United States, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 113 | 12,839 | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.1 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 90.6% | 10.9% | 2021 |
| Forest Area | 14.9% | 33.9% | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United States, 92% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 8.1% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| Access to Clean Water | 13.5% | 97.6% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 21.9% | 94.7% | 2024 |
| Access to Electricity | 55.4% | 100.0% | 2023 |
1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 98% spread)
| Indicator | Ethiopia | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | 30.1K | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 38.6% | 1.1% | 2021 |
| Intentional Homicides | 8.5 | 5.8 | 2012 |
| GINI Index | 31.1 | 41.8 | 2021 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Ethiopia and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Ethiopia vs United States comparison
Ethiopia (LIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 2.6x smaller (132.1M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 192.0x smaller ($149.7B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on GDP (Current USD) (~99% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Ethiopia vs United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LIC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.