Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Armenia, you would:
Health
be 77.7% less likely to be obese
In Armenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Armenia, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
make 81.7% less money
Armenia has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Armenia, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.1% less likely to be literate
In Armenia, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2020. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Armenia, approximately 12.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Armenia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 68.8% less likely to have internet access
In Armenia, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% less on healthcare
Armenia spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 88.9% more on education
Armenia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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