Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 10.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
make 37.8% less money
Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 7.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 47.1% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.1% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 54.9% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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