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Ethiopia vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 25th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Palestine
Population
138227398
5459557
Population rank 10/197 122/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$474
2022
n/a
Government debt per person rank 168/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Ethiopia and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year GDP
Ethiopia Palestine
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 -
1971 $3,224,280,835 -
1972 $3,520,252,938 -
1973 $4,070,570,550 -
1974 $4,577,209,966 -
1975 $4,577,047,854 -
1976 $4,943,806,093 -
1977 $5,651,840,585 -
1978 $6,014,961,435 -
1979 $6,586,048,398 -
1980 $7,012,585,454 -
1981 $7,507,663,567 -
1982 $7,899,988,841 -
1983 $8,781,664,427 -
1984 $8,298,309,581 -
1985 $9,717,392,687 -
1986 $10,094,328,898 -
1987 $10,790,001,558 -
1988 $11,181,119,718 -
1989 $11,762,932,007 -
1990 $12,478,943,895 -
1991 $13,799,799,324 -
1992 $10,754,799,037 -
1993 $9,051,043,870 -
1994 $7,100,806,754 $2,843,300,000
1995 $7,855,205,207 $3,282,800,000
1996 $8,761,215,548 $3,409,600,000
1997 $8,803,539,988 $3,759,800,000
1998 $8,013,274,132 $4,067,800,000
1999 $7,892,973,532 $4,271,200,000
2000 $8,242,349,618 $4,313,600,000
2001 $8,231,326,016 $4,003,700,000
2002 $7,850,809,498 $3,555,800,000
2003 $8,623,691,300 $3,968,000,000
2004 $10,131,187,261 $4,603,100,000
2005 $12,401,139,454 $5,125,700,000
2006 $15,280,861,835 $5,348,300,000
2007 $19,707,616,773 $5,815,700,000
2008 $27,066,912,635 $7,310,400,000
2009 $32,437,389,116 $8,085,700,000
2010 $29,933,790,334 $9,681,500,000
2011 $31,952,763,089 $11,186,100,000
2012 $43,310,721,414 $12,208,400,000
2013 $47,648,276,605 $13,515,500,000
2014 $55,612,228,234 $13,989,700,000
2015 $64,589,328,551 $13,972,400,000
2016 $74,296,766,562 $15,405,400,000
2017 $81,770,885,148 $16,128,000,000
2018 $84,269,180,857 $16,276,600,000
2019 $95,912,620,248 $17,133,500,000
2020 $107,657,732,424 $15,531,700,000
2021 $111,261,888,669 $18,109,000,000
2022 $126,772,707,851 $19,165,500,000
2023 - $17,847,900,000
2024 - $13,711,100,000

Ethiopia and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Palestine
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 -
1971 $112.7 -
1972 $119.8 -
1973 $134.9 -
1974 $147.9 -
1975 $144.3 -
1976 $152 -
1977 $170.4 -
1978 $178.3 -
1979 $192.4 -
1980 $203.7 -
1981 $212.7 -
1982 $215.3 -
1983 $232.7 -
1984 $214.2 -
1985 $243.9 -
1986 $246 -
1987 $254.1 -
1988 $253.2 -
1989 $256.4 -
1990 $262.1 -
1991 $277.6 -
1992 $207.4 -
1993 $168.5 -
1994 $127.7 $1,202
1995 $136.5 $1,327
1996 $147.3 $1,317
1997 $143.4 $1,389
1998 $126.5 $1,465
1999 $120.7 $1,499
2000 $122.3 $1,476
2001 $118.5 $1,336
2002 $109.6 $1,156
2003 $116.8 $1,258
2004 $133.2 $1,422
2005 $158.2 $1,544
2006 $189.3 $1,570
2007 $237.1 $1,664
2008 $316 $2,035
2009 $369 $2,192
2010 $331 $2,557
2011 $343 $2,881
2012 $452 $3,067
2013 $484 $3,315
2014 $550 $3,352
2015 $622 $3,272
2016 $696 $3,528
2017 $746 $3,620
2018 $748 $3,562
2019 $829 $3,657
2020 $905 $3,234
2021 $911 $3,679
2022 $1,011 $3,800
2023 - $3,455
2024 - $2,592

Ethiopia vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Palestine
1950 35.5 45.7
1951 35.9 46
1952 36.2 46.3
1953 36.6 46.6
1954 37 46.9
1955 37.3 47.2
1956 37.8 47.6
1957 32.2 48
1958 32.6 48.4
1959 39.2 48.8
1960 39.6 49.3
1961 40.2 49.8
1962 40.5 50.4
1963 41 51
1964 41.3 51.6
1965 41.4 52.2
1966 39.3 52.8
1967 41.9 50.9
1968 42.1 54.1
1969 42.1 54.7
1970 42.1 55.4
1971 42.2 56
1972 41 56.7
1973 41.1 57.6
1974 39.1 58
1975 38.9 58.7
1976 41.3 59.4
1977 41.4 60.1
1978 41.5 60.8
1979 42.4 61.5
1980 42.8 62.2
1981 43.1 62.8
1982 43.4 63.5
1983 36.3 64.1
1984 36.7 64.7
1985 37.7 65.3
1986 38.4 65.7
1987 45.9 66.3
1988 45.7 66.7
1989 45.6 67.1
1990 45.1 67.8
1991 46.7 68.2
1992 47.3 68.5
1993 47.7 68.8
1994 47.9 69.3
1995 48.2 69.6
1996 48.7 70
1997 49.2 70.3
1998 49.8 70.6
1999 49.5 70.8
2000 50.9 70.3
2001 51.4 69.8
2002 52.1 70.9
2003 52.9 71
2004 53.7 71.1
2005 54.4 72
2006 55.4 71.8
2007 56.6 72.1
2008 57.7 72.2
2009 58.7 72.3
2010 59.7 73.3
2011 60.6 73.6
2012 61.4 73.7
2013 62.2 74.1
2014 62.9 72.8
2015 63.6 74.6
2016 64.2 74.9
2017 64.8 75.2
2018 65.3 75.4
2019 65.7 75.8
2020 66 75
2021 65.3 73.9
2022 66.9 76.7
2023 67.3 65.2
2024 67.6 69.2
2025 67.9 73.1

Ethiopia and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year Population
Ethiopia Palestine
1960 21,376,693 -
1961 21,906,102 -
1962 22,465,126 -
1963 23,051,637 -
1964 23,666,548 -
1965 24,310,612 -
1966 24,952,689 -
1967 25,620,276 -
1968 26,337,930 -
1969 27,072,571 -
1970 27,829,128 -
1971 28,600,106 -
1972 29,374,608 -
1973 30,166,785 -
1974 30,957,273 -
1975 31,723,252 -
1976 32,534,418 -
1977 33,167,272 -
1978 33,734,592 -
1979 34,238,652 -
1980 34,428,514 -
1981 35,304,012 -
1982 36,701,290 -
1983 37,740,817 -
1984 38,735,722 -
1985 39,842,136 -
1986 41,037,656 -
1987 42,460,039 -
1988 44,150,825 -
1989 45,879,690 -
1990 47,609,755 1,978,248
1991 49,717,198 2,068,845
1992 51,853,747 2,163,591
1993 53,708,891 2,262,676
1994 55,611,508 2,366,298
1995 57,537,335 2,474,666
1996 59,467,635 2,587,997
1997 61,404,539 2,706,518
1998 63,363,524 2,776,568
1999 65,374,561 2,848,431
2000 67,411,494 2,922,153
2001 69,487,762 2,997,784
2002 71,635,517 3,075,373
2003 73,832,663 3,154,969
2004 76,077,206 3,236,626
2005 78,367,470 3,320,396
2006 80,703,490 3,406,334
2007 83,103,217 3,494,496
2008 85,543,668 3,591,977
2009 88,007,636 3,689,099
2010 90,538,514 3,786,161
2011 93,149,970 3,882,986
2012 95,798,767 3,979,998
2013 98,438,751 4,076,708
2014 101,115,610 4,173,398
2015 103,867,135 4,270,092
2016 106,718,162 4,367,088
2017 109,666,481 4,454,805
2018 112,664,152 4,569,087
2019 115,737,383 4,685,306
2020 118,917,671 4,803,269
2021 122,138,588 4,922,749
2022 125,384,287 5,043,612
2023 128,691,692 5,165,775
2024 132,059,767 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Palestine

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Palestine
1960 6.51 -
1961 6.53 -
1962 6.56 -
1963 6.59 -
1964 6.61 -
1965 6.63 -
1966 6.66 -
1967 6.68 -
1968 6.7 -
1969 6.72 -
1970 6.78 -
1971 6.84 -
1972 6.9 -
1973 6.96 -
1974 7.02 -
1975 7.08 -
1976 7.13 -
1977 7.19 -
1978 7.23 -
1979 7.25 -
1980 7.29 -
1981 7.31 -
1982 7.34 -
1983 7.35 -
1984 7.36 -
1985 7.34 -
1986 7.32 -
1987 7.29 -
1988 7.26 -
1989 7.23 -
1990 7.2 6.81
1991 7.16 6.75
1992 7.13 6.65
1993 7.09 6.5
1994 7.05 6.33
1995 7 6.16
1996 6.93 5.99
1997 6.87 5.82
1998 6.79 5.69
1999 6.72 5.58
2000 6.65 5.46
2001 6.58 5.34
2002 6.5 5.22
2003 6.4 5.06
2004 6.3 4.97
2005 6.19 4.87
2006 6.05 4.74
2007 5.89 4.63
2008 5.7 4.51
2009 5.49 4.44
2010 5.28 4.43
2011 5.08 4.31
2012 4.89 4.15
2013 4.71 4.05
2014 4.61 4
2015 4.53 3.98
2016 4.47 3.89
2017 4.4 3.77
2018 4.37 3.67
2019 4.35 3.59
2020 4.27 3.51
2021 4.18 3.44
2022 4.08 3.38
2023 3.99 3.31

Ethiopia and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Palestine
1960 18.6 -
1961 18.6 -
1962 18.6 -
1963 18.6 -
1964 18.6 -
1965 18.6 -
1966 18.5 -
1967 18.5 -
1968 18.4 -
1969 18.3 -
1970 18.1 -
1971 17.9 -
1972 17.7 -
1973 17.6 -
1974 17.5 -
1975 17.3 -
1976 17.2 -
1977 17.1 -
1978 17 -
1979 16.9 -
1980 16.8 -
1981 16.8 -
1982 16.7 -
1983 16.7 -
1984 16.8 -
1985 16.9 -
1986 16.9 -
1987 16.9 -
1988 16.9 -
1989 16.9 -
1990 16.9 15.4
1991 16.9 15.4
1992 16.9 15.4
1993 16.8 15.5
1994 16.7 15.5
1995 16.6 15.6
1996 16.5 15.7
1997 16.4 15.8
1998 16.3 15.9
1999 16.2 16
2000 16.2 16.2
2001 16.1 16.3
2002 16.1 16.5
2003 16.1 16.7
2004 16.2 16.9
2005 16.2 17.1
2006 16.3 17.4
2007 16.4 17.6
2008 16.5 17.9
2009 16.7 18.1
2010 16.9 18.4
2011 17.1 18.6
2012 17.4 18.9
2013 17.6 19.1
2014 17.9 19.4
2015 18.1 19.6
2016 18.3 19.8
2017 18.6 19.9
2018 18.8 20
2019 19 20.2
2020 19.2 20.3
2021 19.4 20.4
2022 19.6 20.6
2023 19.7 20.8
2024 19.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Palestine
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
56
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
56
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
97.9%
2024
English speaking
0.22%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
86.6%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ethiopia Palestine
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
n/a

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