Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
be 69.6% less likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
live 2.4 years less
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 84.7% less spent on your healthcare
Philippines spends $560 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 81.9% fewer doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 39.7% less access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 73.9% more likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 77.6% less money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 98.0% more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 38.6% less likely to be literate
In Philippines, the literacy rate is 98.5% as of 2020. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
be 59.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 43.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% 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 67.4% less likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 42.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Philippines, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 94% 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 42.1% less on education
Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 45.1% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 82.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.7% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 15.9% more strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 87.8% less electricity
Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 50.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 90.0% less CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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