Ethiopia vs Tanzania

Ethiopia and Tanzania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Ethiopia has about 1.9 times as many people as Tanzania: 135.5 million against 70.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Tanzania ($1,319) is 41% higher than in Ethiopia ($933) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ethiopia (9.8%) than in Tanzania (5.9%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ethiopia (13.2%) than in Tanzania (3.3%), a difference of 9.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ethiopia (3.3%) than in Tanzania (1.6%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ethiopia can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Tanzania: 67.6 years against 67.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Ethiopia is older: half of its people are over 18.7 years, against 17.2 years in Tanzania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Tanzania (31.2%) than in Ethiopia (21.9%), a difference of 9.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Ethiopia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tanzania (49.6%) than in Ethiopia (23.8%), a difference of 25.8 percentage points in 2024.