If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Grenada, you would:

Health

be 90.7% less likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.8 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 90.3% less spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.

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have 50.0% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.

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be 4.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 32.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.

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make 92.3% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 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.

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Basic Needs

be 41.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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.

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be 68.7% less likely to have internet access

In Grenada, approximately 70.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 55.2% less on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 39.8% less on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 98.0% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.

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live with 4.6 times more strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 90.0% less CO2

Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 53.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 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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