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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Ethiopia vs Japan

Ethiopia and Japan compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Japan leads in 7 of the comparable categories.

1

Ethiopia wins

7

Japan wins

MetricEthiopiaJapan
Population128,691,692124,516,650
GDP Per Capita$1,056$33,836
Life Expectancy67.384.0
Population Growth Rate2.60-0.49
Urban Population23.1%92.1%
Fertility Rate3.991.20
Infant Mortality (per 1000)38.71.8
Literacy Rate54.9%
Unemployment Rate3.4%2.6%
Internet Users18.0%84.9%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)
Physicians Per 10000.142.65
Gini Index32.3
Forest Area14.9%68.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ethiopia has a population of 128,691,692 compared to Japan's 124,516,650.

Across the metrics compared, Ethiopia leads in 1 categories while Japan leads in 7. 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.