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Ethiopia vs Nigeria

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GDP$121.53B vs $377.37BEthiopia vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,081 vs $1,556Ethiopia vs Nigeria
Population135.47M vs 237.53MEthiopia vs Nigeria

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Indicator Ethiopia NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$121.53B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,081$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy11.8%15.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy160.87 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.8%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy40.4%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy9.2%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,110$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,620$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$490.64B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.8%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.8%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.2%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy36.6%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy20.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$7.14B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.8%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.78B$46.02B2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy3.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.5%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.5%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy48.8%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy16.7%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-2.4%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.8B$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3.6%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.5%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy9.5%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.730.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$42$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.7%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy60.1%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.4%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy33.4%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy84.1%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy80.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy14.33.32023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy10.112.82023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.9%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$16.79B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$25.49B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7630.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4340.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.2%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade80.4%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.3%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.2%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4970.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4970.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.3792023
PopulationDemographics135.47M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.6 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.3 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.914.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics75.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.8%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics24.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics138.9/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.331.82026
Death RateDemographics5.7311.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.2-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.6%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.569.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.7%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.8%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth33472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth46.3%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth8.1%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth194.9992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.5115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.2392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1412192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth77%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth81%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth42%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.3%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.4%3%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth68.2842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$35$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare35.5%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%0.3%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation77.5%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation45.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation26.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M21.5M2026-01
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture34.1%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture575.7K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture4.1M t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.13M t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.7M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.72K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.19M t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture3,444 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,994 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,904 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture71.9M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2570.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.10.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5290.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.44-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.65-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.05-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.88-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.83-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.24-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance5.46K deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance332025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance6282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance4102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.01M123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.38M3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian112.99K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology21.9%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology65.170.82024
4G CoverageTechnology73.9%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.60.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.8%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.4%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.7%2.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure56.6%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.27M5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy10.1K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy21.6 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy504 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy9.2K MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy7.1%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy113 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.7%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.8 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.1%0.3%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.3%0%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy96.5%30.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%68.7%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy31 TWh39 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy23 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy693 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate14.9%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate17%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.8 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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