Ethiopia vs Uganda

Ethiopia and Uganda 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 2.6 times as many people as Uganda: 135.5 million against 51.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Uganda ($1,206) is 29% higher than in Ethiopia ($933) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ethiopia (9.8%) than in Uganda (6.3%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ethiopia (13.2%) than in Uganda (3.6%), a difference of 9.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ethiopia (3.3%) than in Uganda (2.7%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Uganda can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Ethiopia: 68.5 years against 67.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Ethiopia is older: half of its people are over 18.7 years, against 16.5 years in Uganda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ethiopia (21.9%) than in Uganda (8.9%), a difference of 13 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Uganda (0.17 tonnes) are 13% higher than in Ethiopia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ethiopia (23.8%) than in Uganda (11.9%), a difference of 11.9 percentage points in 2024.