Ethiopia
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
CIA 2026
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Ethiopia's Lalibela churches were carved down into living rock, not built up from blocks.
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Ethiopia vs Kenya
117 shared metrics.
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Kenya
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Kenya.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Kenya leads in 69 of 117 shared metrics, while Ethiopia leads in 48.
Ethiopia's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Kenya (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).
Ethiopia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 6.0x that of Kenya (2.7% of GDP vs 0.39% of GDP).
Ethiopia's Armed Forces Personnel is 4.8x that of Kenya (138.0K vs 24.0K).
Ethiopia's Forest Area is 3.7x that of Kenya (168.5K km² vs 36.1K km²).
Ethiopia's Inflation Rate is 3.7x that of Kenya (21% vs 4.5%).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
202 per 100 people
Kenya
2.0 per 100 people
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
2.7% of GDP
Kenya
0.39% of GDP
Armed Forces PersonnelEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
138.0K
Kenya
24.0K
Forest AreaEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
168.5K km²
Kenya
36.1K km²
Inflation RateEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
21%
Kenya
4.5%
Scientific PublicationsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
7.2K
Kenya
2.0K
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
202 per 100 people
Kenya
2.0 per 100 people
10000% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.7% of GDP
Kenya
0.39% of GDP
597% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
EthiopiaEthiopia
138.0K
Kenya
24.0K
475% higher
Forest Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
168.5K km²
Kenya
36.1K km²
367% higher
Inflation Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
21%
Kenya
4.5%
367% higher
Scientific Publications
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.2K
Kenya
2.0K
257% higher
Air Passengers
EthiopiaEthiopia
15.27M
Kenya
5.14M
197% higher
Water Withdrawal
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.55 B m³
Kenya
4.0 B m³
162% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
14.93%
Kenya
6.2%
140% higher
Population
EthiopiaEthiopia
121.37M
Kenya
55.75M
118% higher
Solar Electricity Share
KenyaEthiopia
0.12%
Kenya
4.6%
97% lower
Domestic Patents
KenyaEthiopia
6.0
Kenya
160
96% lower
Land Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.13M km²
Kenya
580.9K km²
94% higher
Credit Card Ownership
KenyaEthiopia
0.40% of adults
Kenya
4.4% of adults
91% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
KenyaEthiopia
9.5% of adults
Kenya
87.5% of adults
89% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
KenyaEthiopia
6.6 per 1k people
Kenya
61.9 per 1k people
89% lower
Railway Length
KenyaEthiopia
659 km
Kenya
3.8K km
83% lower
Airports
KenyaEthiopia
58
Kenya
344
83% lower
Spirits Consumption
KenyaEthiopia
0.14 L/person/yr
Kenya
0.76 L/person/yr
82% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
KenyaEthiopia
0.53 kg/person/yr
Kenya
3.0 kg/person/yr
82% lower
Beer Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.0 L/person/yr
Kenya
0.57 L/person/yr
80% higher
Wind Electricity Share
KenyaEthiopia
3.3%
Kenya
16.38%
80% lower
Obesity Rate
KenyaEthiopia
2.4%
Kenya
11.04%
78% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
KenyaEthiopia
0.10
Kenya
0.45
78% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
41.31%
Kenya
23.28%
77% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
KenyaEthiopia
0.30 per 1k
Kenya
1.3 per 1k
77% lower
Digital Payments Used
KenyaEthiopia
20.66% of adults
Kenya
89.28% of adults
77% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
KenyaEthiopia
0.00 per 100k people
Kenya
0.01 per 100k people
77% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
3.4% of GDP
Kenya
14.06% of GDP
76% lower
Irrigated Land
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.8K km²
Kenya
1.0K km²
76% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
KenyaEthiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
Kenya
95.44 gCO2/kWh
76% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
KenyaEthiopia
10.36%
Kenya
40.88%
75% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
KenyaEthiopia
11.13% of firms
Kenya
39.46% of firms
72% lower
Land Border Length
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.9K km
Kenya
3.5K km
71% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
KenyaEthiopia
$27.07
Kenya
$90.44
70% lower
Exports (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
5.5% of GDP
Kenya
17.07% of GDP
68% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
KenyaEthiopia
0.28
Kenya
0.90
68% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
KenyaEthiopia
5.4 kg/person/yr
Kenya
15.94 kg/person/yr
66% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
KenyaEthiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
Kenya
15.25% of youth labor force
65% lower
CO2 Per Capita
KenyaEthiopia
0.14 t/person/yr
Kenya
0.38 t/person/yr
64% lower
GDP Growth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.6%
Kenya
4.7%
61% higher
Water Stress (%)
KenyaEthiopia
8.6%
Kenya
19.48%
56% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
KenyaEthiopia
0.01 per 1M people
Kenya
0.02 per 1M people
56% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.23 per 100k
Kenya
6.6 per 100k
55% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
KenyaEthiopia
12
Kenya
26
54% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
KenyaEthiopia
0.26
Kenya
0.56
54% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
KenyaEthiopia
44.14 kg/person/yr
Kenya
94.86 kg/person/yr
53% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
KenyaEthiopia
0.14 per 1k
Kenya
0.29 per 1k
52% lower
Smoking Rate
KenyaEthiopia
5.2%
Kenya
10.7%
51% lower
Internet Users (%)
KenyaEthiopia
17%
Kenya
34.98%
51% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
KenyaEthiopia
92.44 kWh/person
Kenya
190.08 kWh/person
51% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
KenyaEthiopia
$3,287.53
Kenya
$6,644.13
51% lower
Time Zones Count
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.0 time zones
Kenya
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Official Languages Count
KenyaEthiopia
1.0
Kenya
2.0
50% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EthiopiaEthiopia
12 sites
Kenya
8.0 sites
50% higher
Imports (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
11.86% of GDP
Kenya
23.12% of GDP
49% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.69M kW
Kenya
3.82M kW
49% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
KenyaEthiopia
65 per 100 people
Kenya
126 per 100 people
48% lower
GNI Per Capita
KenyaEthiopia
$1,100
Kenya
$2,090
47% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
KenyaEthiopia
17.68% of firms
Kenya
33.19% of firms
47% lower
Foreign Patents
EthiopiaEthiopia
54
Kenya
37
46% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
KenyaEthiopia
5.2% of adults
Kenya
9.3% of adults
44% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
KenyaEthiopia
12 days/yr
Kenya
21 days/yr
43% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
2.3% of GDP
Kenya
4.0% of GDP
43% lower
Capital Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.4K m
Kenya
1.7K m
42% higher
Electricity Generation
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.26 TWh
Kenya
12.85 TWh
42% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
31.4% of GDP
Kenya
53.2% of GDP
41% lower
Unemployment Rate
KenyaEthiopia
3.4%
Kenya
5.4%
37% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
KenyaEthiopia
17.7 per 100k
Kenya
28.2 per 100k
37% lower
Military Spending
KenyaEthiopia
0.65% of GDP
Kenya
1.00% of GDP
35% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
90.6%
Kenya
67.7%
34% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
KenyaEthiopia
2.9% of GDP
Kenya
4.3% of GDP
34% lower
Suicide Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.1 per 100k
Kenya
4.6 per 100k
33% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
KenyaEthiopia
34.08%
Kenya
49.53%
31% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
KenyaEthiopia
377.92 kg oil eq/person
Kenya
544.94 kg oil eq/person
31% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
38 pts
Kenya
30 pts
27% higher
Electricity Access (%)
KenyaEthiopia
55.4%
Kenya
76.2%
27% lower
Urban Population (%)
KenyaEthiopia
23.62%
Kenya
31.89%
26% lower
Teen Birth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
69.86 per 1k
Kenya
56.31 per 1k
24% higher
GDP (Nominal)
EthiopiaEthiopia
$149,740,297,952.99
Kenya
$120,339,557,905.93
24% higher
Alcohol Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.1 L/adult/yr
Kenya
2.5 L/adult/yr
24% higher
Fertility Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.8 children/woman
Kenya
3.1 children/woman
22% higher
Human Development Index
KenyaEthiopia
0.50
Kenya
0.63
21% lower
Protected Land (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
17%
Kenya
14%
21% higher
Population Density
EthiopiaEthiopia
114.04 /km²
Kenya
95.27 /km²
20% higher
Border Neighbors
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.0
Kenya
5.0
20% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
KenyaEthiopia
31.92 hrs/week
Kenya
39.56 hrs/week
19% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.8%
Kenya
3.1%
19% higher
Inequality (Gini)
KenyaEthiopia
31.1
Kenya
37.7
18% lower
Death Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.6 per 1k
Kenya
4.7 per 1k
18% higher
Child Mortality
EthiopiaEthiopia
46.5 per 1k births
Kenya
39.9 per 1k births
17% higher
Nurses & Midwives
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.75 per 1k
Kenya
0.64 per 1k
16% higher
Life Evaluation Score
KenyaEthiopia
4.0 pts
Kenya
4.7 pts
15% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.87% of firms
Kenya
74.61% of firms
15% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
KenyaEthiopia
0.69
Kenya
0.80
14% lower
Birth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
29.08 per 1k
Kenya
25.93 per 1k
12% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EthiopiaEthiopia
27.31 µg/m³
Kenya
24.39 µg/m³
12% higher
Highest Elevation
KenyaEthiopia
4.5K m
Kenya
5.2K m
12% lower
Dependency Ratio
EthiopiaEthiopia
73.28% of working-age pop.
Kenya
66.12% of working-age pop.
11% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
KenyaEthiopia
85.97% of adults
Kenya
96.6% of adults
11% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
KenyaEthiopia
19.36 Mt CO2e
Kenya
21.64 Mt CO2e
11% lower
Informal Employment Share
KenyaEthiopia
77.65% of employed people
Kenya
86.49% of employed people
10% lower
Food Waste per Person
KenyaEthiopia
110.06 kg/person/yr
Kenya
122.64 kg/person/yr
10% lower
Women in Senior Management
KenyaEthiopia
27% of managers
Kenya
29.7% of managers
9% lower
Elderly Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.2%
Kenya
3.0%
9% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
KenyaEthiopia
16.44% of firms
Kenya
17.75% of firms
7% lower
Political Corruption Index
KenyaEthiopia
0.53
Kenya
0.56
6% lower
Life Expectancy
EthiopiaEthiopia
67.3 years
Kenya
63.6 years
6% higher
Youth Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
39.06%
Kenya
36.84%
6% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
EthiopiaEthiopia
9.4% of adults
Kenya
9.0% of adults
5% higher
Median Age
KenyaEthiopia
18.7 years
Kenya
19.5 years
4% lower
Infant Mortality
EthiopiaEthiopia
35.7 per 1k births
Kenya
34.7 per 1k births
3% higher
Coastline Length
KenyaEthiopia
0 km
Kenya
536 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
0%
Kenya
0%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
KenyaEthiopia
-125 m
Kenya
0 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
-0.9% of GDP
Kenya
-2.7% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
KenyaEthiopia
0 per 1M people
Kenya
0.02 per 1M people
ranked lower
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