Ethiopia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Ethiopia's Lalibela churches were carved down into living rock, not built up from blocks.
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Ethiopia vs South Sudan
89 shared metrics.
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Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.
South Sudan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of South Sudan.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: self-descriptive name from the country's geographic position within Sudan prior to independence.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Ethiopia leads in 57 of 89 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 32.
Ethiopia's Scientific Publications is 435.9x that of South Sudan (7.2K vs 16.38).
Ethiopia's Electric Generating Capacity is 40.8x that of South Sudan (5.69M kW vs 136.0K kW).
Ethiopia's Electricity Generation is 29.9x that of South Sudan (18.26 TWh vs 0.59 TWh).
Ethiopia's Water Withdrawal is 15.0x that of South Sudan (10.55 B m³ vs 0.66 B m³).
Ethiopia's Mobile Money Accounts is 10.1x that of South Sudan (9.5% of adults vs 0.85% of adults).
Key Comparisons
Scientific PublicationsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
7.2K
South Sudan
16.38
Electric Generating CapacityEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
5.69M kW
South Sudan
136.0K kW
Electricity GenerationEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
18.26 TWh
South Sudan
0.59 TWh
Water WithdrawalEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
10.55 B m³
South Sudan
0.66 B m³
Mobile Money AccountsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
9.5% of adults
South Sudan
0.85% of adults
ATMs per 100,000 AdultsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
10.23 per 100k
South Sudan
0.93 per 100k
All Metrics
Scientific Publications
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.2K
South Sudan
16.38
43587% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.69M kW
South Sudan
136.0K kW
4084% higher
Electricity Generation
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.26 TWh
South Sudan
0.59 TWh
2995% higher
Water Withdrawal
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.55 B m³
South Sudan
0.66 B m³
1503% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
EthiopiaEthiopia
9.5% of adults
South Sudan
0.85% of adults
1012% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.23 per 100k
South Sudan
0.93 per 100k
997% higher
Electricity Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
55.4%
South Sudan
5.4%
926% higher
Population
EthiopiaEthiopia
121.37M
South Sudan
12.70M
855% higher
Population Density
EthiopiaEthiopia
114.04 /km²
South Sudan
18.17 /km²
528% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
EthiopiaEthiopia
377.92 kg oil eq/person
South Sudan
69.04 kg oil eq/person
447% higher
Digital Payments Used
EthiopiaEthiopia
20.66% of adults
South Sudan
4.8% of adults
329% higher
Capital Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.4K m
South Sudan
550 m
328% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
38 pts
South Sudan
9.0 pts
322% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.14 per 1k
South Sudan
0.04 per 1k
250% higher
Water Stress (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
8.6%
South Sudan
2.5%
242% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
90.6%
South Sudan
32.4%
180% higher
Railway Length
EthiopiaEthiopia
659 km
South Sudan
248 km
166% higher
Credit Card Ownership
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.40% of adults
South Sudan
0.15% of adults
162% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
EthiopiaEthiopia
138.0K
South Sudan
53.0K
160% higher
Forest Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
168.5K km²
South Sudan
71.6K km²
135% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
EthiopiaEthiopia
92.44 kWh/person
South Sudan
46.91 kWh/person
97% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
South SudanEthiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
South Sudan
642.86 gCO2/kWh
96% lower
Solar Electricity Share
South SudanEthiopia
0.12%
South Sudan
1.8%
93% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.26
South Sudan
0.13
93% higher
Internet Users (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
17%
South Sudan
9.0%
89% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.28
South Sudan
0.15
84% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
South SudanEthiopia
0.53 kg/person/yr
South Sudan
3.1 kg/person/yr
83% lower
Irrigated Land
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.8K km²
South Sudan
1.0K km²
81% higher
Land Area
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.13M km²
South Sudan
631.9K km²
79% higher
Inflation Rate
South SudanEthiopia
21%
South Sudan
91.4%
77% lower
Unemployment Rate
South SudanEthiopia
3.4%
South Sudan
12.48%
73% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
South SudanEthiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
South Sudan
18.52% of youth labor force
71% lower
Obesity Rate
South SudanEthiopia
2.4%
South Sudan
8.0%
70% lower
Military Spending
South SudanEthiopia
0.65% of GDP
South Sudan
2.0% of GDP
67% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
South SudanEthiopia
31.4% of GDP
South Sudan
86.6% of GDP
64% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
South SudanEthiopia
2.9% of GDP
South Sudan
6.8% of GDP
58% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.10
South Sudan
0.06
56% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
EthiopiaEthiopia
16.44% of firms
South Sudan
10.55% of firms
56% higher
Child Mortality
South SudanEthiopia
46.5 per 1k births
South Sudan
98.7 per 1k births
53% lower
Infant Mortality
South SudanEthiopia
35.7 per 1k births
South Sudan
72.6 per 1k births
51% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
South SudanEthiopia
11.13% of firms
South Sudan
22.82% of firms
51% lower
Time Zones Count
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.0 time zones
South Sudan
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.69
South Sudan
0.48
45% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
South SudanEthiopia
$27.07
South Sudan
$49.41
45% lower
Highest Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
4.5K m
South Sudan
3.2K m
43% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
South SudanEthiopia
9.4% of adults
South Sudan
16.26% of adults
42% lower
Political Corruption Index
South SudanEthiopia
0.53
South Sudan
0.89
41% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.97% of adults
South Sudan
60.93% of adults
41% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
South SudanEthiopia
12 days/yr
South Sudan
20 days/yr
40% lower
Airports
South SudanEthiopia
58
South Sudan
96
40% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
65 per 100 people
South Sudan
46.62 per 100 people
39% higher
Death Rate
South SudanEthiopia
5.6 per 1k
South Sudan
8.7 per 1k
35% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
South SudanEthiopia
17.68% of firms
South Sudan
27.39% of firms
35% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
14.93%
South Sudan
11.33%
32% higher
Human Development Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.50
South Sudan
0.39
28% higher
Teen Birth Rate
South SudanEthiopia
69.86 per 1k
South Sudan
97.13 per 1k
28% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
41.31%
South Sudan
32.36%
28% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
South SudanEthiopia
10.36%
South Sudan
14.43%
28% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.87% of firms
South Sudan
68.37% of firms
26% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
South SudanEthiopia
34.08%
South Sudan
44.86%
24% lower
Fertility Rate
South SudanEthiopia
3.8 children/woman
South Sudan
5.0 children/woman
24% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
South SudanEthiopia
17.7 per 100k
South Sudan
23.3 per 100k
24% lower
Suicide Rate
South SudanEthiopia
6.1 per 100k
South Sudan
7.9 per 100k
23% lower
Birth Rate
South SudanEthiopia
29.08 per 1k
South Sudan
35.68 per 1k
18% lower
Life Expectancy
EthiopiaEthiopia
67.3 years
South Sudan
57.6 years
17% higher
Food Waste per Person
South SudanEthiopia
110.06 kg/person/yr
South Sudan
132.78 kg/person/yr
17% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
South SudanEthiopia
27.31 µg/m³
South Sudan
30.74 µg/m³
11% lower
Urban Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
23.62%
South Sudan
21.38%
11% higher
Protected Land (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
17%
South Sudan
15.4%
10% higher
Elderly Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.2%
South Sudan
3.0%
8% higher
Nurses & Midwives
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.75 per 1k
South Sudan
0.71 per 1k
5% higher
CO2 Per Capita
South SudanEthiopia
0.14 t/person/yr
South Sudan
0.14 t/person/yr
5% lower
Median Age
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.7 years
South Sudan
18.0 years
4% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.6 per 1k people
South Sudan
6.4 per 1k people
3% higher
Dependency Ratio
EthiopiaEthiopia
73.28% of working-age pop.
South Sudan
72.14% of working-age pop.
2% higher
Land Border Length
South SudanEthiopia
5.9K km
South Sudan
6.0K km
2% lower
Coastline Length
EthiopiaEthiopia
0 km
South Sudan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
0%
South Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.3%
South Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
202 per 100 people
South Sudan
202 per 100 people
equal
Youth Population (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
39.06%
South Sudan
38.92%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.01 per 1M people
South Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
South SudanEthiopia
-125 m
South Sudan
381 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.0
South Sudan
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
-0.9% of GDP
South Sudan
-4% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EthiopiaEthiopia
12 sites
South Sudan
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.00 per 100k people
South Sudan
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0 per 1M people
South Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.0
South Sudan
6.0
equal
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