Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 81.3% less likely to be obese

In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.

live 5.4 years less

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 75.0% less money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2017, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2017.

be 90.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Ukraine, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.

be 7.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 3.8% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2014.

pay a 94.4% higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 3.3 times more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ethiopia, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 21.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, approximately 19.0 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 Ukraine, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.4 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 35.8 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 57.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ukraine, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Ethiopia, 43% of the population do as of 2017.

be 68.4% less likely to have internet access

In Ukraine, approximately 58.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ethiopia, about 18.6% do as of 2018.

be 30.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ukraine, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Ethiopia, that number is 69% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 13.0% less on education

Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Ethiopia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.

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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