Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 13.2 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.4% as of 2022.
pay a 27.1% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 92.4% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $31,700 as of 2022, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2022.
be 25.0% 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 23.5% as of 2015.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 267.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.1% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
be 9.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 45.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, 54% of the population do as of 2021.
be 78.2% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, about 17.0% do as of 2021.
be 23.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greece, 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 63.2% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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