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be 79.6% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people.
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people.
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women). In Ethiopia, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women).
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7%. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0%.
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $46,600, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,200.
In Belgium, 7.3% of adults are unemployed. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5%.
In Belgium, 15.1% live below the poverty line. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 29.6%.
In Belgium, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people. In Ethiopia, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people.
In Belgium, approximately 7.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Ethiopia, 353.0 women do.
In Belgium, approximately 3.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 49.6 children do.
In Belgium, 100% of the population has electricity access. In Ethiopia, 24% of the population do.
In Belgium, approximately 86.5% of the population has internet access. In Ethiopia, about 15.4% do.
In Belgium, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas). In Ethiopia, that number is 57% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas).
Belgium spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education. Ethiopia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education.
Belgium spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.9% of GDP.
Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,000,000 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
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