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
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 91.6% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 31.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 133.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
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 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 69.2% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
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 59.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 41.7% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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, GSIS, Greece, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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