Ethiopia
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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Curated stat
Ethiopia's Lalibela churches were carved down into living rock, not built up from blocks.
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Ethiopia vs Sudan
107 shared metrics.
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Sudan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of the Sudan.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the Arabic balad-as-sudan, meaning "Land of the Black [peoples]".
CIA 2026
Analysis
Sudan leads in 60 of 107 shared metrics, while Ethiopia leads in 47.
Ethiopia's Beer Consumption is 794.6x that of Sudan (1.0 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Ethiopia's Alcohol Consumption is 305.0x that of Sudan (3.1 L/adult/yr vs 0.01 L/adult/yr).
Ethiopia's Spirits Consumption is 39.0x that of Sudan (0.14 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Ethiopia's Air Passengers is 15.8x that of Sudan (15.27M vs 911.1K).
Ethiopia's Scientific Publications is 13.1x that of Sudan (7.2K vs 507.12).
Key Comparisons
Beer ConsumptionEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
1.0 L/person/yr
Sudan
0.00 L/person/yr
Alcohol ConsumptionEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
3.1 L/adult/yr
Sudan
0.01 L/adult/yr
Spirits ConsumptionEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
0.14 L/person/yr
Sudan
0.00 L/person/yr
Air PassengersEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
15.27M
Sudan
911.1K
Scientific PublicationsEthiopia leads
Ethiopia
7.2K
Sudan
507.12
Imports (% GDP)Ethiopia leads
Ethiopia
11.86% of GDP
Sudan
1.3% of GDP
All Metrics
Beer Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
1.0 L/person/yr
Sudan
0.00 L/person/yr
79462% higher
Alcohol Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.1 L/adult/yr
Sudan
0.01 L/adult/yr
30500% higher
Spirits Consumption
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.14 L/person/yr
Sudan
0.00 L/person/yr
3903% higher
Air Passengers
EthiopiaEthiopia
15.27M
Sudan
911.1K
1576% higher
Scientific Publications
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.2K
Sudan
507.12
1311% higher
Imports (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
11.86% of GDP
Sudan
1.3% of GDP
831% higher
Foreign Patents
EthiopiaEthiopia
54
Sudan
7.0
671% higher
Exports (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.5% of GDP
Sudan
0.72% of GDP
668% higher
Protected Land (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
17%
Sudan
2.3%
639% higher
Capital Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.4K m
Sudan
382 m
516% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
EthiopiaEthiopia
16.44% of firms
Sudan
3.4% of firms
381% higher
Population Density
EthiopiaEthiopia
114.04 /km²
Sudan
26.79 /km²
326% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EthiopiaEthiopia
12 sites
Sudan
3.0 sites
300% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.69
Sudan
0.22
216% higher
GDP (Nominal)
EthiopiaEthiopia
$149,740,297,952.99
Sudan
$49,672,435,513.11
201% higher
Time Zones Count
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.0 time zones
Sudan
1.0 time zones
200% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.10
Sudan
0.03
194% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
38 pts
Sudan
14 pts
171% higher
Population
EthiopiaEthiopia
121.37M
Sudan
50.47M
140% higher
Women in Senior Management
EthiopiaEthiopia
27% of managers
Sudan
13.06% of managers
107% higher
Water Stress (%)
SudanEthiopia
8.6%
Sudan
673.38%
99% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.26
Sudan
0.13
98% higher
Domestic Patents
SudanEthiopia
6.0
Sudan
153
96% lower
Suicide Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
6.1 per 100k
Sudan
3.2 per 100k
92% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
EthiopiaEthiopia
11.13% of firms
Sudan
5.8% of firms
92% higher
Railway Length
SudanEthiopia
659 km
Sudan
7.3K km
91% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SudanEthiopia
0.12%
Sudan
1.1%
89% lower
Irrigated Land
SudanEthiopia
1.8K km²
Sudan
15.5K km²
88% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
EthiopiaEthiopia
85.97% of adults
Sudan
46.28% of adults
86% higher
Inflation Rate
SudanEthiopia
21%
Sudan
138.8%
85% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SudanEthiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
Sudan
153.69 gCO2/kWh
85% lower
Obesity Rate
SudanEthiopia
2.4%
Sudan
15.5%
84% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SudanEthiopia
10.36%
Sudan
65.71%
84% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SudanEthiopia
0.00 per 100k people
Sudan
0.01 per 100k people
79% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SudanEthiopia
6.6 per 1k people
Sudan
30.36 per 1k people
78% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
SudanEthiopia
5.4 kg/person/yr
Sudan
21.39 kg/person/yr
75% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
SudanEthiopia
44.14 kg/person/yr
Sudan
155.2 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Digital Payments Used
EthiopiaEthiopia
20.66% of adults
Sudan
12.02% of adults
72% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
SudanEthiopia
31.4% of GDP
Sudan
99.5% of GDP
68% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
SudanEthiopia
92.44 kWh/person
Sudan
278.82 kWh/person
67% lower
CO2 Per Capita
SudanEthiopia
0.14 t/person/yr
Sudan
0.35 t/person/yr
62% lower
Water Withdrawal
SudanEthiopia
10.55 B m³
Sudan
26.93 B m³
61% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
EthiopiaEthiopia
10.23 per 100k
Sudan
6.4 per 100k
59% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
SudanEthiopia
0.30 per 1k
Sudan
0.70 per 1k
57% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
14.93%
Sudan
9.6%
56% higher
GNI Per Capita
EthiopiaEthiopia
$1,100
Sudan
$710
55% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SudanEthiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
Sudan
12% of youth labor force
55% lower
Unemployment Rate
SudanEthiopia
3.4%
Sudan
7.5%
55% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
$3,287.53
Sudan
$2,115.82
55% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
SudanEthiopia
0.53 kg/person/yr
Sudan
1.1 kg/person/yr
53% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
SudanEthiopia
9.4% of adults
Sudan
19.11% of adults
51% lower
Official Languages Count
SudanEthiopia
1.0
Sudan
2.0
50% lower
Highest Elevation
EthiopiaEthiopia
4.5K m
Sudan
3.0K m
50% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
90.6%
Sudan
61%
49% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EthiopiaEthiopia
5.69M kW
Sudan
3.81M kW
49% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
SudanEthiopia
0.14 per 1k
Sudan
0.25 per 1k
44% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SudanEthiopia
34.08%
Sudan
60.31%
43% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SudanEthiopia
12 days/yr
Sudan
20 days/yr
40% lower
Land Area
SudanEthiopia
1.13M km²
Sudan
1.87M km²
40% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SudanEthiopia
27.31 µg/m³
Sudan
45.83 µg/m³
40% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SudanEthiopia
2.9% of GDP
Sudan
4.6% of GDP
38% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SudanEthiopia
31.92 hrs/week
Sudan
50.72 hrs/week
37% lower
Internet Users (%)
SudanEthiopia
17%
Sudan
26%
35% lower
Airports
EthiopiaEthiopia
58
Sudan
44
32% higher
Urban Population (%)
SudanEthiopia
23.62%
Sudan
34.87%
32% lower
Military Spending
SudanEthiopia
0.65% of GDP
Sudan
0.93% of GDP
30% lower
Food Waste per Person
SudanEthiopia
110.06 kg/person/yr
Sudan
156.32 kg/person/yr
30% lower
Political Corruption Index
SudanEthiopia
0.53
Sudan
0.72
26% lower
Informal Employment Share
SudanEthiopia
77.65% of employed people
Sudan
94.22% of employed people
18% lower
Electricity Access (%)
SudanEthiopia
55.4%
Sudan
66%
16% lower
Fertility Rate
SudanEthiopia
3.8 children/woman
Sudan
4.4 children/woman
15% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SudanEthiopia
12
Sudan
14
14% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SudanEthiopia
$27.07
Sudan
$31.58
14% lower
Border Neighbors
SudanEthiopia
6.0
Sudan
7.0
14% lower
Land Border Length
SudanEthiopia
5.9K km
Sudan
6.8K km
13% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SudanEthiopia
65 per 100 people
Sudan
74 per 100 people
12% lower
Birth Rate
SudanEthiopia
29.08 per 1k
Sudan
32.95 per 1k
12% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
SudanEthiopia
19.36 Mt CO2e
Sudan
21.87 Mt CO2e
11% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SudanEthiopia
17.7 per 100k
Sudan
19.6 per 100k
10% lower
Infant Mortality
SudanEthiopia
35.7 per 1k births
Sudan
39.2 per 1k births
9% lower
Electricity Generation
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.26 TWh
Sudan
16.75 TWh
9% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
SudanEthiopia
377.92 kg oil eq/person
Sudan
411.78 kg oil eq/person
8% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SudanEthiopia
85.87% of firms
Sudan
93.72% of firms
8% lower
Child Mortality
SudanEthiopia
46.5 per 1k births
Sudan
50.1 per 1k births
7% lower
Death Rate
SudanEthiopia
5.6 per 1k
Sudan
6.0 per 1k
7% lower
Teen Birth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
69.86 per 1k
Sudan
66.07 per 1k
6% higher
Dependency Ratio
SudanEthiopia
73.28% of working-age pop.
Sudan
77.85% of working-age pop.
6% lower
Forest Area
SudanEthiopia
168.5K km²
Sudan
178.4K km²
6% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SudanEthiopia
138.0K
Sudan
144.0K
4% lower
Human Development Index
SudanEthiopia
0.50
Sudan
0.51
3% lower
Median Age
EthiopiaEthiopia
18.7 years
Sudan
18.3 years
3% higher
Youth Population (%)
SudanEthiopia
39.06%
Sudan
40.47%
3% lower
Elderly Population (%)
SudanEthiopia
3.2%
Sudan
3.3%
2% lower
Life Expectancy
EthiopiaEthiopia
67.3 years
Sudan
66.3 years
1% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
SudanEthiopia
0.28
Sudan
0.29
1% lower
Credit Card Ownership
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.40% of adults
Sudan
0.40% of adults
1% higher
Coastline Length
SudanEthiopia
0 km
Sudan
853 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
0%
Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
EthiopiaEthiopia
3.3%
Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
EthiopiaEthiopia
202 per 100 people
Sudan
202 per 100 people
equal
Firms Asked for Bribes
EthiopiaEthiopia
17.68% of firms
Sudan
17.6% of firms
equal
GDP Growth Rate
EthiopiaEthiopia
7.6%
Sudan
-13.96%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0.01 per 1M people
Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SudanEthiopia
-125 m
Sudan
0 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
-0.9% of GDP
Sudan
-8.1% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EthiopiaEthiopia
2.7% of GDP
Sudan
0% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EthiopiaEthiopia
0 per 1M people
Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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