Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
be 95.5% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
see 94.9% less spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 89.4% fewer doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 32.7% less access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
make 84.6% less money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 43.2% more children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.5% less likely to be literate
In Tuvalu, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2022. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 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 44.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 73.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 43.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Tuvalu, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 100% 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 82.1% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 89.7% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 86.9% less home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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