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With a fast-growing economy and evolving infrastructure, Ethiopia requires detailed POI data for logistics, services, and urbanization.

1. Techsalerator

Why it’s #1:
 Techsalerator offers full POI coverage across all regional states and cities including Addis Ababa, with data on utilities, schools, markets, religious institutions, and transport.

Key Strengths:

●       Extensive rural and urban data

●       Supports Amharic and English metadata

●       Useful for public health, telecom, and e-commerce

●       Geospatial formats optimized for offline access

2. OSM

Improving coverage in cities. Inconsistent in remote regions.

3. HERE

Decent road network, limited categorized POIs.

4. SafeGraph

Urban commercial zones only.

5. TomTom

Focused on major roads and routing.

Final Thoughts:
 For Ethiopia’s diverse and growing infrastructure, Techsalerator provides the most actionable POI data in 2025.