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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Ethiopia vs Tanzania

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

3

Ethiopia wins

6

Tanzania wins

MetricEthiopiaTanzania
Population128,691,69266,617,606
GDP Per Capita$1,056$1,224
Life Expectancy67.367.0
Population Growth Rate2.602.90
Urban Population23.1%35.5%
Fertility Rate3.994.61
Infant Mortality (per 1000)38.729.7
Literacy Rate54.9%82.2%
Unemployment Rate3.4%1.6%
Internet Users18.0%26.9%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.140.13
Gini Index--
Forest Area14.9%50.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ethiopia has a population of 128,691,692 compared to Tanzania's 66,617,606.

Across the metrics compared, Ethiopia leads in 3 categories while Tanzania 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.