Ethiopia vs Vatican comparison: 71 facts & rankings

Ethiopia has a population of 135M (ranked 10/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 25th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 66/197 ($126B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 182/197 ($933), while The Vatican ranks 61/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Ethiopia	Vatican
Population	140722974	939
Population rank	10/197	197/197
GDP	$126B 2025	$19.8M 2026
GDP rank	66/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$933 2025	$19,800 2026
GDP per capita rank	182/197	61/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$3,288 2024	$39,191 2026
Government debt	$54.4B 2025	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	43.1% 2025	n/a
Government debt per person	$402 2025	n/a
Government debt per person rank	172/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$2,030 2026	$18,688 2026
Land area	435,716 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	319 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.91 2024	n/a
Median age	20.1 years 2025	n/a
Life expectancy	68.1 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Ethiopia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Ethiopia	Vatican
2026	68.1	83.4
2025	67.9	83.3
2024	67.6	83.1
2023	67.3	83
2022	66.9	83.3
2021	65.3	82.9
2020	66	83
2019	65.7	83.6
2018	65.3	83.3
2017	64.8	82.7
2016	64.2	82.9
2015	63.6	82.5
2014	62.9	82.6
2013	62.2	82.5
2012	61.4	82
2011	60.6	81.7
2010	59.7	81.5
2009	58.7	81.3
2008	57.7	81.4
2007	56.6	81.3
2006	55.4	81.2
2005	54.4	80.6
2004	53.7	80.2
2003	52.9	79.8
2002	52.1	80
2001	51.4	79.9
2000	50.9	79.3
1999	49.5	78.7
1998	49.8	78.3
1997	49.2	78.2
1996	48.7	78.5
1995	48.2	77.8
1994	47.9	77.7
1993	47.7	77
1992	47.3	77.3
1991	46.7	76.9
1990	45.1	76.9
1989	45.6	76.8
1988	45.7	76.4
1987	45.9	76.2
1986	38.4	75.7
1985	37.7	75.5
1984	36.7	75.1
1983	36.3	74.7
1982	43.4	74.8
1981	43.1	74.3
1980	42.8	74.1
1979	42.4	74
1978	41.5	73.7
1977	41.4	73.3
1976	41.3	72.9
1975	38.9	72.6
1974	39.1	72.7
1973	41.1	71.9
1972	41	72
1971	42.2	71.7
1970	42.1	71.5
1969	42.1	70.7
1968	42.1	70.7
1967	41.9	70.9
1966	39.3	70.9
1965	41.4	70.1
1964	41.3	70.3
1963	41	69.3
1962	40.5	69.2
1961	40.2	69.8
1960	39.6	69.2
1959	39.2	69.2
1958	32.6	68.7
1957	32.2	67.5
1956	37.8	67.3
1955	37.3	67.8
1954	37	67.5
1953	36.6	66.3
1952	36.2	65.7
1951	35.9	65.3
1950	35.5	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Ethiopia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Ethiopia	Vatican
2025	135,472,051	-
2024	132,059,767	-
2023	128,691,692	-
2022	125,384,287	-
2021	122,138,588	-
2020	118,917,671	-
2019	115,737,383	1,000
2018	112,664,152	-
2017	109,666,481	1,000
2016	106,718,162	-
2015	103,867,135	1,000
2014	101,115,610	842
2013	98,438,751	839
2012	95,798,767	836
2011	93,149,970	832
2010	90,538,514	829
2009	88,007,636	826
2008	85,543,668	824
2007	83,103,217	821
2006	80,703,490	932
2005	78,367,470	921
2004	76,077,206	921
2003	73,832,663	911
2002	71,635,517	900
2001	69,487,762	890
2000	67,411,494	880
1999	65,374,561	-
1998	63,363,524	-
1997	61,404,539	-
1996	59,467,635	-
1995	57,537,335	-
1994	55,611,508	-
1993	53,708,891	-
1992	51,853,747	-
1991	49,717,198	-
1990	47,609,755	-
1989	45,879,690	-
1988	44,150,825	-
1987	42,460,039	-
1986	41,037,656	-
1985	39,842,136	-
1984	38,735,722	-
1983	37,740,817	-
1982	36,701,290	-
1981	35,304,012	-
1980	34,428,514	-
1979	34,238,652	-
1978	33,734,592	-
1977	33,167,272	-
1976	32,534,418	-
1975	31,723,252	-
1974	30,957,273	-
1973	30,166,785	-
1972	29,374,608	-
1971	28,600,106	-
1970	27,829,128	-
1969	27,072,571	-
1968	26,337,930	-
1967	25,620,276	-
1966	24,952,689	-
1965	24,310,612	-
1964	23,666,548	-
1963	23,051,637	-
1962	22,465,126	-
1961	21,906,102	-
1960	21,376,693	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Finance

	Ethiopia	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$151B 2025	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	12% 2025	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.3% 2024	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.65% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	138,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-1.19% 2025	n/a
Unemployment rate	3.94% 2021	n/a
Services, % of GDP	36.6% 2025	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	27.8% 2025	n/a
Economic freedom index	48.1 2026	65 2026
Income share by richest 10%	24.8% 2021	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	3.5% 2021	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$3.78B 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$7.14B 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	518,000 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	29.6% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	48.8% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Ethiopia	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	382 kg 2023	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$8.01 2023	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	19.4 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.15 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	9.69% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	90.6% 2021	n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share	3.59% 2023	n/a
Net energy imports use share	10.8% 2022	n/a
Electric power consumption per capita	112.6 kWh 2023	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	95.4% 2020	n/a
Hydroelectric share	96.5% 2023	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	55.4% 2023	n/a

Society

	Ethiopia	Vatican
% of world population	1.65% 2025	0.00001% 2025
Annual migration change	+24,054 2025	n/a
Urban population	24.1% 2025	n/a
Male:Female ratio	50.1:49.9 2025	n/a
Average male height	5.5 ft 2026	n/a
Average female height	5.19 ft 2026	n/a
Quality of life index	21.8 2026	78.8 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	38 2025	60 2026
Higher education index	56 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	8.51 2012	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	28.2 2019	0.5 2026
Visa free countries	52 2026	150 2026
Adult literacy rate	60.5% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	0.22% 2026	20% 2026
People using the Internet	21.9% 2024	n/a

Health

	Ethiopia	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$34.8 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$16.1 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	68.1 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	26.9% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.14 2023	n/a
Age at first childbirth	19.3 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	195 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	44.5 2024	n/a
Obesity rate	2.9% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	4.4% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	31 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	5.2% 2024	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	3.06 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Ethiopia	Vatican
% of world land	0.76% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	3,216 sq mi 2025	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	148,483 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	65,056 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	74,671 mi 2018	5.59 mi 2003