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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Ethiopia vs Italy

Ethiopia and Italy compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Italy leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

2

Ethiopia wins

6

Italy wins

MetricEthiopiaItaly
Population128,691,69258,984,216
GDP Per Capita$1,056$39,277
Life Expectancy67.383.4
Population Growth Rate2.60-0.05
Urban Population23.1%69.5%
Fertility Rate3.991.21
Infant Mortality (per 1000)38.72.3
Literacy Rate54.9%-
Unemployment Rate3.4%7.6%
Internet Users18.0%85.1%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.144.19
Gini Index-34.3
Forest Area14.9%32.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ethiopia has a population of 128,691,692 compared to Italy's 58,984,216.

Across the metrics compared, Ethiopia leads in 2 categories while Italy leads in 6. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.