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Ethiopia vs Nigeria

116 shared metrics.

EthiopiaLeads in 44

vs116 shared

NigeriaLeads in 72

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Ethiopia

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Identity

Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

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Identity

Name origin: the country name derives from the ancient Greek word used to describe the inhabitants, aithiops, meaning "burnt appearance".

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Nigeria

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Identity

Name origin: named for the Niger River that flows through the west of the country to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Analysis

Nigeria leads in 72 of 116 shared metrics, while Ethiopia leads in 44.

Ethiopia's Women in Parliament (%) is 9.6x that of Nigeria (41.31% vs 3.9%).

Ethiopia's Education Spending (% GDP) is 6.2x that of Nigeria (2.3% of GDP vs 0.32% of GDP).

Ethiopia's Tourism Revenue is 6.1x that of Nigeria ($2,282,000,000 vs $321,000,000).

Ethiopia's Capital Elevation is 5.5x that of Nigeria (2.4K m vs 360 m).

Ethiopia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 5.3x that of Nigeria (2.7% of GDP vs 0.43% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Women in Parliament (%)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

41.31%

Nigeria

3.9%

Education Spending (% GDP)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.3% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

Tourism RevenueEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

$2,282,000,000

Nigeria

$321,000,000

Capital ElevationEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.4K m

Nigeria

360 m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.7% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage SitesEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

12 sites

Nigeria

2.0 sites

All Metrics

Women in Parliament (%)

Ethiopia

41.31%

Nigeria

3.9%

956% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Ethiopia

2.3% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

620% higher

Tourism Revenue

Ethiopia

$2,282,000,000

Nigeria

$321,000,000

611% higher

Capital Elevation

Ethiopia

2.4K m

Nigeria

360 m

554% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Ethiopia

2.7% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

527% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Ethiopia

12 sites

Nigeria

2.0 sites

500% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Ethiopia

44.14 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.9 kg/person/yr

458% higher

Air Passengers

Ethiopia

15.27M

Nigeria

5.27M

190% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Ethiopia

12 days/yr

Nigeria

5.0 days/yr

140% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Ethiopia

0.01 per 1M people

Nigeria

0.00 per 1M people

100% higher

Domestic Patents

Nigeria

Ethiopia

6.0

Nigeria

410

99% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Nigeria

928

99% lower

Beer Consumption

Ethiopia

1.0 L/person/yr

Nigeria

0.52 L/person/yr

97% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Nigeria

Ethiopia

23.08 gCO2/kWh

Nigeria

455.71 gCO2/kWh

95% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.53 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

6.7 kg/person/yr

92% lower

Foreign Patents

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Nigeria

598

91% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Nigeria

Ethiopia

6.6 per 1k people

Nigeria

60.03 per 1k people

89% lower

Highest Elevation

Ethiopia

4.5K m

Nigeria

2.4K m

88% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.40% of adults

Nigeria

3.2% of adults

88% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Ethiopia

7.6%

Nigeria

4.1%

87% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Nigeria

Ethiopia

19.36 Mt CO2e

Nigeria

131.91 Mt CO2e

85% lower

Railway Length

Nigeria

Ethiopia

659 km

Nigeria

3.8K km

83% lower

Obesity Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

2.4%

Nigeria

10.84%

78% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

10.36%

Nigeria

47.9%

78% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.14 t/person/yr

Nigeria

0.58 t/person/yr

77% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

Nigeria

Ethiopia

9.5% of adults

Nigeria

32.79% of adults

71% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Nigeria

Ethiopia

$27.07

Nigeria

$90.92

70% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.10

Nigeria

0.31

68% lower

Spirits Consumption

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.14 L/person/yr

Nigeria

0.41 L/person/yr

67% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.28

Nigeria

0.85

66% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

$3,287.53

Nigeria

$9,086.88

64% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Ethiopia

5.2% of adults

Nigeria

3.2% of adults

63% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.14 per 1k

Nigeria

0.38 per 1k

63% lower

Urban Population (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

23.62%

Nigeria

62.98%

62% lower

Digital Payments Used

Nigeria

Ethiopia

20.66% of adults

Nigeria

54.48% of adults

62% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Nigeria

Ethiopia

11.13% of firms

Nigeria

29.44% of firms

62% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.12%

Nigeria

0.31%

61% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Ethiopia

31.4% of GDP

Nigeria

19.6% of GDP

60% higher

Smoking Rate

Ethiopia

5.2%

Nigeria

3.3%

58% higher

Child Mortality

Nigeria

Ethiopia

46.5 per 1k births

Nigeria

104.9 per 1k births

56% lower

Internet Users (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

17%

Nigeria

39%

56% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.75 per 1k

Nigeria

1.7 per 1k

56% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

34.08%

Nigeria

76.2%

55% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

13.55%

Nigeria

29.9%

55% lower

Population Density

Nigeria

Ethiopia

114.04 /km²

Nigeria

250.21 /km²

54% lower

Electricity Generation

Nigeria

Ethiopia

18.26 TWh

Nigeria

40.13 TWh

54% lower

Water Stress (%)

Ethiopia

8.6%

Nigeria

5.6%

53% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

27.31 µg/m³

Nigeria

56.53 µg/m³

52% lower

Population

Nigeria

Ethiopia

121.37M

Nigeria

244.34M

50% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Ethiopia

0.00 per 100k people

Nigeria

0.00 per 100k people

50% higher

Border Neighbors

Ethiopia

6.0

Nigeria

4.0

50% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.26

Nigeria

0.51

49% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Nigeria

Ethiopia

9.4% of adults

Nigeria

18.16% of adults

48% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Ethiopia

38 pts

Nigeria

26 pts

46% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

$149,740,297,952.99

Nigeria

$252,261,880,141.15

41% lower

Death Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

5.6 per 1k

Nigeria

9.4 per 1k

41% lower

Infant Mortality

Nigeria

Ethiopia

35.7 per 1k births

Nigeria

60.1 per 1k births

41% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Ethiopia

5.69M kW

Nigeria

4.09M kW

39% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Nigeria

Ethiopia

138.0K

Nigeria

223.0K

38% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Ethiopia

3.8%

Nigeria

2.7%

38% higher

Political Corruption Index

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.53

Nigeria

0.83

37% lower

Inflation Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

21%

Nigeria

33.2%

37% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

14.93%

Nigeria

23.21%

36% lower

GNI Per Capita

Nigeria

Ethiopia

$1,100

Nigeria

$1,700

35% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

2.9% of GDP

Nigeria

4.3% of GDP

33% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

92.44 kWh/person

Nigeria

135.6 kWh/person

32% lower

Land Border Length

Ethiopia

5.9K km

Nigeria

4.5K km

32% higher

Women in Senior Management

Nigeria

Ethiopia

27% of managers

Nigeria

37.86% of managers

29% lower

Food Waste per Person

Nigeria

Ethiopia

110.06 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

154.26 kg/person/yr

29% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Nigeria

Ethiopia

10.23 per 100k

Nigeria

13.57 per 100k

25% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Nigeria

Ethiopia

5.4 kg/person/yr

Nigeria

7.2 kg/person/yr

24% lower

Land Area

Ethiopia

1.13M km²

Nigeria

910.8K km²

24% higher

Scientific Publications

Nigeria

Ethiopia

7.2K

Nigeria

9.4K

24% lower

Life Expectancy

Ethiopia

67.3 years

Nigeria

54.5 years

24% higher

Protected Land (%)

Ethiopia

17%

Nigeria

13.9%

22% higher

Suicide Rate

Ethiopia

6.1 per 100k

Nigeria

5.0 per 100k

22% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Nigeria

Ethiopia

17.68% of firms

Nigeria

22.39% of firms

21% lower

Forest Area

Nigeria

Ethiopia

168.5K km²

Nigeria

211.4K km²

20% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

69.86 per 1k

Nigeria

86.43 per 1k

19% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Nigeria

Ethiopia

3.1 L/adult/yr

Nigeria

3.8 L/adult/yr

19% lower

Fertility Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

3.8 children/woman

Nigeria

4.6 children/woman

18% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Nigeria

Ethiopia

4.0 pts

Nigeria

4.8 pts

17% lower

Military Spending

Ethiopia

0.65% of GDP

Nigeria

0.56% of GDP

17% higher

Irrigated Land

Nigeria

Ethiopia

1.8K km²

Nigeria

2.2K km²

17% lower

Informal Employment Share

Nigeria

Ethiopia

77.65% of employed people

Nigeria

93.14% of employed people

17% lower

Water Withdrawal

Nigeria

Ethiopia

10.55 B m³

Nigeria

12.47 B m³

15% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Ethiopia

85.97% of adults

Nigeria

75.04% of adults

15% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Ethiopia

16.44% of firms

Nigeria

14.27% of firms

15% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

60.46%

Nigeria

70.41%

14% lower

Unemployment Rate

Ethiopia

3.4%

Nigeria

3.0%

14% higher

Airports

Ethiopia

Nigeria

14% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Ethiopia

90.6%

Nigeria

80.3%

13% higher

Birth Rate

Nigeria

Ethiopia

29.08 per 1k

Nigeria

33.56 per 1k

13% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Ethiopia

377.92 kg oil eq/person

Nigeria

333.06 kg oil eq/person

13% higher

Human Development Index

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.50

Nigeria

0.56

11% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

55.4%

Nigeria

61.2%

9% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

31.1

Nigeria

33.9

8% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

65 per 100 people

Nigeria

71 per 100 people

8% lower

Dependency Ratio

Nigeria

Ethiopia

73.28% of working-age pop.

Nigeria

78.77% of working-age pop.

7% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0.69

Nigeria

0.73

6% lower

Median Age

Ethiopia

18.7 years

Nigeria

17.8 years

6% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Ethiopia

3.2%

Nigeria

3.0%

6% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Nigeria

Ethiopia

31.92 hrs/week

Nigeria

33.5 hrs/week

5% lower

Youth Population (%)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

39.06%

Nigeria

41.01%

5% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Ethiopia

85.87% of firms

Nigeria

82.49% of firms

4% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Ethiopia

17.7 per 100k

Nigeria

17.2 per 100k

3% higher

Time Zones Count

Ethiopia

3.0 time zones

Nigeria

3.0 time zones

equal

Coastline Length

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0 km

Nigeria

853 km

ranked lower

Coal Electricity Share

Ethiopia

Nigeria

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Ethiopia

3.3%

Nigeria

ranked higher

Broadband Access (%)

Ethiopia

202 per 100 people

Nigeria

202 per 100 people

equal

Youth Unemployment Rate

Ethiopia

5.4% of youth labor force

Nigeria

5.3% of youth labor force

equal

Lowest Elevation

Nigeria

Ethiopia

-125 m

Nigeria

0 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Ethiopia

1.0

Nigeria

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Nigeria

Ethiopia

-0.9% of GDP

Nigeria

5.1% of GDP

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Nigeria

Ethiopia

0 per 1M people

Nigeria

0.00 per 1M people

ranked lower

Comparison of Ethiopia and Nigeria across 116 metrics
				Winner
Women in Parliament (%)	41.31%	3.9%	956% higher	Ethiopia
Education Spending (% GDP)	2.3% of GDP	0.32% of GDP	620% higher	Ethiopia
Tourism Revenue	$2,282,000,000	$321,000,000	611% higher	Ethiopia
Capital Elevation	2.4K m	360 m	554% higher	Ethiopia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.7% of GDP	0.43% of GDP	527% higher	Ethiopia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	12 sites	2.0 sites	500% higher	Ethiopia
Milk Consumption per Person	44.14 kg/person/yr	7.9 kg/person/yr	458% higher	Ethiopia
Air Passengers	15.27M	5.27M	190% higher	Ethiopia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	5.0 days/yr	140% higher	Ethiopia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.01 per 1M people	0.00 per 1M people	100% higher	Ethiopia
Domestic Patents	6.0	410	99% lower	Nigeria
Merchant Fleet Size	12	928	99% lower	Nigeria
Beer Consumption	1.0 L/person/yr	0.52 L/person/yr	97% higher	Ethiopia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	23.08 gCO2/kWh	455.71 gCO2/kWh	95% lower	Nigeria
Seafood Consumption per Person	0.53 kg/person/yr	6.7 kg/person/yr	92% lower	Nigeria
Foreign Patents	54	598	91% lower	Nigeria
Vehicles per 1,000 People	6.6 per 1k people	60.03 per 1k people	89% lower	Nigeria
Highest Elevation	4.5K m	2.4K m	88% higher	Ethiopia
Credit Card Ownership	0.40% of adults	3.2% of adults	88% lower	Nigeria
GDP Growth Rate	7.6%	4.1%	87% higher	Ethiopia
Total CO2 Emissions	19.36 Mt CO2e	131.91 Mt CO2e	85% lower	Nigeria
Railway Length	659 km	3.8K km	83% lower	Nigeria
Obesity Rate	2.4%	10.84%	78% lower	Nigeria
Sanitation Access (%)	10.36%	47.9%	78% lower	Nigeria
CO2 Per Capita	0.14 t/person/yr	0.58 t/person/yr	77% lower	Nigeria
Mobile Money Accounts	9.5% of adults	32.79% of adults	71% lower	Nigeria
Health Spending Per Capita	$27.07	$90.92	70% lower	Nigeria
Liberal Democracy Index	0.10	0.31	68% lower	Nigeria
Spirits Consumption	0.14 L/person/yr	0.41 L/person/yr	67% lower	Nigeria
Freedom of Expression Index	0.28	0.85	66% lower	Nigeria
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$3,287.53	$9,086.88	64% lower	Nigeria
Tobacco Use Prevalence	5.2% of adults	3.2% of adults	63% higher	Ethiopia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.14 per 1k	0.38 per 1k	63% lower	Nigeria
Urban Population (%)	23.62%	62.98%	62% lower	Nigeria
Digital Payments Used	20.66% of adults	54.48% of adults	62% lower	Nigeria
Firms Making Informal Payments	11.13% of firms	29.44% of firms	62% lower	Nigeria
Solar Electricity Share	0.12%	0.31%	61% lower	Nigeria
Government Debt (% GDP)	31.4% of GDP	19.6% of GDP	60% higher	Ethiopia
Smoking Rate	5.2%	3.3%	58% higher	Ethiopia
Child Mortality	46.5 per 1k births	104.9 per 1k births	56% lower	Nigeria
Internet Users (%)	17%	39%	56% lower	Nigeria
Nurses & Midwives	0.75 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	56% lower	Nigeria
Agricultural Land (%)	34.08%	76.2%	55% lower	Nigeria
Safe Drinking Water (%)	13.55%	29.9%	55% lower	Nigeria
Population Density	114.04 /km²	250.21 /km²	54% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Generation	18.26 TWh	40.13 TWh	54% lower	Nigeria
Water Stress (%)	8.6%	5.6%	53% higher	Ethiopia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	27.31 µg/m³	56.53 µg/m³	52% lower	Nigeria
Population	121.37M	244.34M	50% lower	Nigeria
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.00 per 100k people	0.00 per 100k people	50% higher	Ethiopia
Border Neighbors	6.0	4.0	50% higher	Ethiopia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.26	0.51	49% lower	Nigeria
Insufficient Physical Activity	9.4% of adults	18.16% of adults	48% lower	Nigeria
Corruption Perceptions Index	38 pts	26 pts	46% higher	Ethiopia
GDP (Nominal)	$149,740,297,952.99	$252,261,880,141.15	41% lower	Nigeria
Death Rate	5.6 per 1k	9.4 per 1k	41% lower	Nigeria
Infant Mortality	35.7 per 1k births	60.1 per 1k births	41% lower	Nigeria
Electric Generating Capacity	5.69M kW	4.09M kW	39% higher	Ethiopia
Armed Forces Personnel	138.0K	223.0K	38% lower	Nigeria
High-Tech Exports (%)	3.8%	2.7%	38% higher	Ethiopia
Political Corruption Index	0.53	0.83	37% lower	Nigeria
Inflation Rate	21%	33.2%	37% lower	Nigeria
Forest Coverage (%)	14.93%	23.21%	36% lower	Nigeria
GNI Per Capita	$1,100	$1,700	35% lower	Nigeria
Health Spending (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	4.3% of GDP	33% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	92.44 kWh/person	135.6 kWh/person	32% lower	Nigeria
Land Border Length	5.9K km	4.5K km	32% higher	Ethiopia
Women in Senior Management	27% of managers	37.86% of managers	29% lower	Nigeria
Food Waste per Person	110.06 kg/person/yr	154.26 kg/person/yr	29% lower	Nigeria
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	10.23 per 100k	13.57 per 100k	25% lower	Nigeria
Meat Consumption per Person	5.4 kg/person/yr	7.2 kg/person/yr	24% lower	Nigeria
Land Area	1.13M km²	910.8K km²	24% higher	Ethiopia
Scientific Publications	7.2K	9.4K	24% lower	Nigeria
Life Expectancy	67.3 years	54.5 years	24% higher	Ethiopia
Protected Land (%)	17%	13.9%	22% higher	Ethiopia
Suicide Rate	6.1 per 100k	5.0 per 100k	22% higher	Ethiopia
Firms Asked for Bribes	17.68% of firms	22.39% of firms	21% lower	Nigeria
Forest Area	168.5K km²	211.4K km²	20% lower	Nigeria
Teen Birth Rate	69.86 per 1k	86.43 per 1k	19% lower	Nigeria
Alcohol Consumption	3.1 L/adult/yr	3.8 L/adult/yr	19% lower	Nigeria
Fertility Rate	3.8 children/woman	4.6 children/woman	18% lower	Nigeria
Life Evaluation Score	4.0 pts	4.8 pts	17% lower	Nigeria
Military Spending	0.65% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	17% higher	Ethiopia
Irrigated Land	1.8K km²	2.2K km²	17% lower	Nigeria
Informal Employment Share	77.65% of employed people	93.14% of employed people	17% lower	Nigeria
Water Withdrawal	10.55 B m³	12.47 B m³	15% lower	Nigeria
Can Raise Emergency Money	85.97% of adults	75.04% of adults	15% higher	Ethiopia
Firms with Female Top Manager	16.44% of firms	14.27% of firms	15% higher	Ethiopia
Adult Literacy Rate	60.46%	70.41%	14% lower	Nigeria
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	3.0%	14% higher	Ethiopia
Airports	58	51	14% higher	Ethiopia
Renewable Energy (%)	90.6%	80.3%	13% higher	Ethiopia
Birth Rate	29.08 per 1k	33.56 per 1k	13% lower	Nigeria
Energy Use (Per Capita)	377.92 kg oil eq/person	333.06 kg oil eq/person	13% higher	Ethiopia
Human Development Index	0.50	0.56	11% lower	Nigeria
Electricity Access (%)	55.4%	61.2%	9% lower	Nigeria
Inequality (Gini)	31.1	33.9	8% lower	Nigeria
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	65 per 100 people	71 per 100 people	8% lower	Nigeria
Dependency Ratio	73.28% of working-age pop.	78.77% of working-age pop.	7% lower	Nigeria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.69	0.73	6% lower	Nigeria
Median Age	18.7 years	17.8 years	6% higher	Ethiopia
Elderly Population (%)	3.2%	3.0%	6% higher	Ethiopia
Average Weekly Work Hours	31.92 hrs/week	33.5 hrs/week	5% lower	Nigeria
Youth Population (%)	39.06%	41.01%	5% lower	Nigeria
Firms Hit by Power Outages	85.87% of firms	82.49% of firms	4% higher	Ethiopia
Road Traffic Death Rate	17.7 per 100k	17.2 per 100k	3% higher	Ethiopia
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	equal	Ethiopia
Coastline Length	0 km	853 km	ranked lower	Nigeria
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Ethiopia
Wind Electricity Share	3.3%	0%	ranked higher	Ethiopia
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	equal	Ethiopia
Youth Unemployment Rate	5.4% of youth labor force	5.3% of youth labor force	equal	Ethiopia
Lowest Elevation	-125 m	0 m	ranked lower	Nigeria
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Ethiopia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.9% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Nigeria
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.00 per 1M people	ranked lower	Nigeria

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Ethiopia Nigeria

Analysis

Nigeria leads in 72 of 116 shared metrics, while Ethiopia leads in 44.

Ethiopia's Women in Parliament (%) is 9.6x that of Nigeria (41.31% vs 3.9%).

Ethiopia's Education Spending (% GDP) is 6.2x that of Nigeria (2.3% of GDP vs 0.32% of GDP).

Ethiopia's Tourism Revenue is 6.1x that of Nigeria ($2,282,000,000 vs $321,000,000).

Ethiopia's Capital Elevation is 5.5x that of Nigeria (2.4K m vs 360 m).

Ethiopia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 5.3x that of Nigeria (2.7% of GDP vs 0.43% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Women in Parliament (%)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

41.31%

Nigeria

3.9%

Education Spending (% GDP)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.3% of GDP

Nigeria

0.32% of GDP

Tourism RevenueEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

$2,282,000,000

Nigeria

$321,000,000

Capital ElevationEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.4K m

Nigeria

360 m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Ethiopia leads

Ethiopia

2.7% of GDP

Nigeria

0.43% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage SitesEthiopia leads

Ethiopia

12 sites

Nigeria

2.0 sites

Women in Parliament (%)

41.31%

3.9%

Education Spending (% GDP)

2.3% of GDP

0.32% of GDP

Tourism Revenue

$2,282,000,000

$321,000,000

Capital Elevation

2.4K m

360 m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.7% of GDP

0.43% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

12 sites

2.0 sites

Milk Consumption per Person

44.14 kg/person/yr

7.9 kg/person/yr

Air Passengers

15.27M

5.27M

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

12 days/yr

5.0 days/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.01 per 1M people

0.00 per 1M people

Domestic Patents

6.0

410

Merchant Fleet Size

928

Beer Consumption

1.0 L/person/yr

0.52 L/person/yr

Electricity Carbon Intensity

23.08 gCO2/kWh

455.71 gCO2/kWh

Seafood Consumption per Person

0.53 kg/person/yr

6.7 kg/person/yr

Foreign Patents

598

Vehicles per 1,000 People

6.6 per 1k people

60.03 per 1k people

Highest Elevation

4.5K m

2.4K m

Credit Card Ownership

0.40% of adults

3.2% of adults

GDP Growth Rate

7.6%

4.1%

Total CO2 Emissions

19.36 Mt CO2e

131.91 Mt CO2e

Railway Length

659 km

3.8K km

Obesity Rate

2.4%

10.84%

Sanitation Access (%)

10.36%

47.9%

CO2 Per Capita

0.14 t/person/yr

0.58 t/person/yr

Mobile Money Accounts

9.5% of adults

32.79% of adults

Health Spending Per Capita

$27.07

$90.92

Liberal Democracy Index

0.10

0.31

Spirits Consumption

0.14 L/person/yr

0.41 L/person/yr

Freedom of Expression Index

0.28

0.85

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$3,287.53

$9,086.88

Tobacco Use Prevalence

5.2% of adults

3.2% of adults

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.14 per 1k

0.38 per 1k

Urban Population (%)

23.62%

62.98%

Digital Payments Used

20.66% of adults

54.48% of adults

Firms Making Informal Payments

11.13% of firms

29.44% of firms

Solar Electricity Share

0.12%

0.31%

Government Debt (% GDP)

31.4% of GDP

19.6% of GDP

Smoking Rate

5.2%

3.3%

Child Mortality

46.5 per 1k births

104.9 per 1k births

Internet Users (%)

17%

39%

Nurses & Midwives

0.75 per 1k

1.7 per 1k

Agricultural Land (%)

34.08%

76.2%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

13.55%

29.9%

Population Density

114.04 /km²

250.21 /km²

Electricity Generation

18.26 TWh

40.13 TWh

Water Stress (%)

8.6%

5.6%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

27.31 µg/m³

56.53 µg/m³

Population

121.37M

244.34M

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.00 per 100k people

Border Neighbors

6.0

4.0

Electoral Democracy Index

0.26

0.51

Insufficient Physical Activity

9.4% of adults

18.16% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

38 pts

26 pts

GDP (Nominal)

$149,740,297,952.99

$252,261,880,141.15

Death Rate

5.6 per 1k

9.4 per 1k

Infant Mortality

35.7 per 1k births

60.1 per 1k births

Electric Generating Capacity

5.69M kW

4.09M kW

Armed Forces Personnel

138.0K

223.0K

High-Tech Exports (%)

3.8%

2.7%

Political Corruption Index

0.53

0.83

Inflation Rate

21%

33.2%

Forest Coverage (%)

14.93%

23.21%

GNI Per Capita

$1,100

$1,700

Health Spending (% GDP)

2.9% of GDP

4.3% of GDP

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

92.44 kWh/person

135.6 kWh/person

Land Border Length

5.9K km

4.5K km

Women in Senior Management

27% of managers

37.86% of managers

Food Waste per Person

110.06 kg/person/yr

154.26 kg/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

10.23 per 100k

13.57 per 100k

Meat Consumption per Person

5.4 kg/person/yr

7.2 kg/person/yr

Land Area

1.13M km²

910.8K km²

Scientific Publications

7.2K

9.4K

Life Expectancy

67.3 years

54.5 years

Protected Land (%)

17%

13.9%

Suicide Rate

6.1 per 100k

5.0 per 100k

Firms Asked for Bribes

17.68% of firms

22.39% of firms

Forest Area

168.5K km²

211.4K km²

Teen Birth Rate

69.86 per 1k

86.43 per 1k

Alcohol Consumption

3.1 L/adult/yr

3.8 L/adult/yr

Fertility Rate

3.8 children/woman

4.6 children/woman

Life Evaluation Score

4.0 pts

4.8 pts

Military Spending

0.65% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Irrigated Land

1.8K km²

2.2K km²

Informal Employment Share

77.65% of employed people

93.14% of employed people

Water Withdrawal

10.55 B m³

12.47 B m³

Can Raise Emergency Money

85.97% of adults

75.04% of adults

Firms with Female Top Manager

16.44% of firms

14.27% of firms

Adult Literacy Rate

60.46%

70.41%

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

3.0%

Airports

Renewable Energy (%)

90.6%

80.3%

Birth Rate

29.08 per 1k

33.56 per 1k

Energy Use (Per Capita)

377.92 kg oil eq/person

333.06 kg oil eq/person

Human Development Index

0.50

0.56

Electricity Access (%)

55.4%

61.2%

Inequality (Gini)

31.1

33.9

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

65 per 100 people

71 per 100 people

Dependency Ratio

73.28% of working-age pop.

78.77% of working-age pop.

Women's Political Empowerment

0.69

0.73

Median Age

18.7 years

17.8 years

Elderly Population (%)

3.2%

3.0%

Average Weekly Work Hours

31.92 hrs/week

33.5 hrs/week

Youth Population (%)

39.06%

41.01%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

85.87% of firms

82.49% of firms

Road Traffic Death Rate

17.7 per 100k

17.2 per 100k

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

Coastline Length

0 km

853 km

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

3.3%

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

Youth Unemployment Rate

5.4% of youth labor force

5.3% of youth labor force

Lowest Elevation

-125 m

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-0.9% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.00 per 1M people