Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 89.4% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
live 14.2 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 97.5% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 97.8% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 54.5% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 29.7% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 76.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
make 96.5% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.8 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 34.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 74.6% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 44.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% less on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 66.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.7% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 58.7% more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 97.6% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 97.0% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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