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 Somalia
103 shared metrics.
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Somalia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Somalia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Somali," a local ethnic group.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Ethiopia leads in 59 of 103 shared metrics, while Somalia leads in 44.
Ethiopia's Government Debt (% GDP) is 62799.0x that of Somalia (31.4% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Ethiopia's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 33981.0x that of Somalia (3.4% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Ethiopia's Broadband Access (%) is 278.4x that of Somalia (202 per 100 people vs 0.72 per 100 people).
Ethiopia's Capital Elevation is 260.7x that of Somalia (2.4K m vs 9.0 m).
Ethiopia's Scientific Publications is 66.2x that of Somalia (7.2K vs 106.49).
Key Comparisons
Government Debt (% GDP)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
31.4% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
Tax Revenue (% GDP)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
3.4% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
Broadband Access (%)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
202 per 100 people
Somalia
0.72 per 100 people
Capital ElevationEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
2.4K m
Somalia
9.0 m
Scientific PublicationsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
7.2K
Somalia
106.49
Electricity GenerationEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
18.26 TWh
Somalia
0.42 TWh
All Metrics
Government Debt (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
31.4% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
6279900% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.4% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
3398100% higher
Broadband Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
202 per 100 people
Somalia
0.72 per 100 people
27839% higher
Capital Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.4K m
Somalia
9.0 m
26067% higher
Scientific Publications
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.2K
Somalia
106.49
6620% higher
Electricity Generation
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.26 TWh
Somalia
0.42 TWh
4248% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.69M kW
Somalia
156.0K kW
3547% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
EthiopiaEthiopia
19.36 Mt CO2e
Somalia
0.87 Mt CO2e
2138% higher
GDP (Nominal)
EthiopiaEthiopia
$149,740,297,952.99
Somalia
$11,967,000,000
1151% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
EthiopiaEthiopia
138.0K
Somalia
14.0K
886% higher
Population
EthiopiaEthiopia
121.37M
Somalia
20.32M
497% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
38 pts
Somalia
9.0 pts
322% higher
Population Density
EthiopiaEthiopia
114.04 /km²
Somalia
29.26 /km²
290% higher
Water Withdrawal
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.55 B m³
Somalia
3.3 B m³
220% higher
Inflation Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
21%
Somalia
6.8%
209% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
EthiopiaEthiopia
12
Somalia
4.0
200% higher
Border Neighbors
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.0
Somalia
2.0
200% higher
Forest Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
168.5K km²
Somalia
57.5K km²
193% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.14 per 1k
Somalia
0.05 per 1k
180% higher
Land Border Length
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.9K km
Somalia
2.4K km
148% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
41.31%
Somalia
19.64%
110% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.69
Somalia
0.34
105% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
$3,287.53
Somalia
$1,601.96
105% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.97% of adults
Somalia
41.92% of adults
105% higher
Solar Electricity Share
SomaliaEthiopia
0.12%
Somalia
18.6%
99% lower
CO2 Per Capita
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.14 t/person/yr
Somalia
0.07 t/person/yr
95% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SomaliaEthiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
Somalia
511.63 gCO2/kWh
95% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SomaliaEthiopia
11.86% of GDP
Somalia
99.11% of GDP
88% lower
GDP Growth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.6%
Somalia
4.1%
85% higher
Highest Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
4.5K m
Somalia
2.5K m
85% higher
Water Stress (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
8.6%
Somalia
54.97%
84% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
Somalia
34.23% of youth labor force
84% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SomaliaEthiopia
5.5% of GDP
Somalia
31.21% of GDP
82% lower
Unemployment Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
3.4%
Somalia
18.86%
82% lower
Obesity Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
2.4%
Somalia
12.7%
81% lower
Land Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.13M km²
Somalia
627.3K km²
80% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
EthiopiaEthiopia
16.44% of firms
Somalia
9.2% of firms
79% higher
GNI Per Capita
EthiopiaEthiopia
$1,100
Somalia
$620
77% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
10.36%
Somalia
44.46%
77% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
EthiopiaEthiopia
$27.07
Somalia
$15.35
76% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
SomaliaEthiopia
9.5% of adults
Somalia
37.07% of adults
74% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
SomaliaEthiopia
0.30 per 1k
Somalia
0.90 per 1k
67% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
14.93%
Somalia
9.2%
63% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.87% of firms
Somalia
52.56% of firms
63% higher
Military Spending
SomaliaEthiopia
0.65% of GDP
Somalia
1.6% of GDP
59% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SomaliaEthiopia
2.7% of GDP
Somalia
6.4% of GDP
58% lower
Urban Population (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
23.62%
Somalia
54.62%
57% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.26
Somalia
0.17
56% higher
Child Mortality
SomaliaEthiopia
46.5 per 1k births
Somalia
104 per 1k births
55% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
SomaliaEthiopia
0.28
Somalia
0.62
54% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
34.08%
Somalia
70.34%
52% lower
Time Zones Count
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.0 time zones
Somalia
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Death Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
5.6 per 1k
Somalia
11.22 per 1k
50% lower
Official Languages Count
SomaliaEthiopia
1.0
Somalia
2.0
50% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.6 per 1k people
Somalia
4.5 per 1k people
49% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SomaliaEthiopia
9.4% of adults
Somalia
18.1% of adults
48% lower
Infant Mortality
SomaliaEthiopia
35.7 per 1k births
Somalia
67.8 per 1k births
47% lower
Digital Payments Used
SomaliaEthiopia
20.66% of adults
Somalia
38.11% of adults
46% lower
Airports
EthiopiaEthiopia
58
Somalia
40
45% higher
Wind Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.3%
Somalia
2.3%
42% higher
Fertility Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
3.8 children/woman
Somalia
6.4 children/woman
41% lower
Teen Birth Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
69.86 per 1k
Somalia
117.1 per 1k
40% lower
Political Corruption Index
SomaliaEthiopia
0.53
Somalia
0.87
39% lower
Internet Users (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
17%
Somalia
28%
39% lower
Birth Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
29.08 per 1k
Somalia
46.36 per 1k
37% lower
Credit Card Ownership
SomaliaEthiopia
0.40% of adults
Somalia
0.59% of adults
32% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
SomaliaEthiopia
11.13% of firms
Somalia
16.24% of firms
31% lower
Elderly Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.2%
Somalia
2.6%
25% higher
Dependency Ratio
SomaliaEthiopia
73.28% of working-age pop.
Somalia
96.79% of working-age pop.
24% lower
Suicide Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
6.1 per 100k
Somalia
8.0 per 100k
24% lower
Human Development Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.50
Somalia
0.40
23% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
SomaliaEthiopia
0.10
Somalia
0.13
22% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
EthiopiaEthiopia
17.68% of firms
Somalia
14.44% of firms
22% higher
Median Age
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.7 years
Somalia
15.4 years
21% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
65 per 100 people
Somalia
54 per 100 people
20% higher
Food Waste per Person
SomaliaEthiopia
110.06 kg/person/yr
Somalia
132.83 kg/person/yr
17% lower
Youth Population (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
39.06%
Somalia
46.59%
16% lower
Life Expectancy
EthiopiaEthiopia
67.3 years
Somalia
58.8 years
14% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
60.46%
Somalia
54.12%
12% higher
Life Evaluation Score
SomaliaEthiopia
4.0 pts
Somalia
4.5 pts
12% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SomaliaEthiopia
17.7 per 100k
Somalia
20.2 per 100k
12% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EthiopiaEthiopia
27.31 µg/m³
Somalia
24.53 µg/m³
11% higher
Electricity Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
55.4%
Somalia
50.3%
10% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.9% of GDP
Somalia
2.6% of GDP
9% higher
Irrigated Land
SomaliaEthiopia
1.8K km²
Somalia
2.0K km²
9% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SomaliaEthiopia
12 days/yr
Somalia
13 days/yr
8% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SomaliaEthiopia
31.92 hrs/week
Somalia
33.94 hrs/week
6% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SomaliaEthiopia
90.6%
Somalia
95.4%
5% lower
Informal Employment Share
SomaliaEthiopia
77.65% of employed people
Somalia
81.94% of employed people
5% lower
Women in Senior Management
SomaliaEthiopia
27% of managers
Somalia
27.68% of managers
2% lower
Beer Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.0 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.14 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Coastline Length
SomaliaEthiopia
0 km
Somalia
3.0K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
0%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Protected Land (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
17%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Alcohol Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.1 L/adult/yr
Somalia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.3% of GDP
Somalia
0% of GDP
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.01 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SomaliaEthiopia
-125 m
Somalia
0 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
-0.9% of GDP
Somalia
-9.5% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EthiopiaEthiopia
12 sites
Somalia
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.00 per 100k people
Somalia
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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