Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
be 78.9% less likely to be obese
In Grenada, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 7.5 years less
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 27.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Grenada, 38.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
make 84.8% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.5% less likely to be literate
In Grenada, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2014. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 50.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Grenada, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 57.9% less likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Grenada, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 76% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.0% 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
Grenada 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.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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