Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) vs Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) has 154 seats and Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 has 162.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsEconomy	138	11–33	3-3	Recliner
Garuda Indonesia · Boeing 737-800Business	12	6–8	2-2	Recliner
Garuda Indonesia · Boeing 737-800Economy	150	21–46	3-3	Standard seat

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats)

154 seats: 9 good, 9 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Cloud Nine): front row of Cloud Nine, by the bassinet position and the front galley.
Row 3, seat C (Cloud Nine): cloud Nine aisle seat in the middle of the small cabin, away from the front toilet and galley.
Row 11, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, behind a wall, so nobody reclines into you.
Row 17, seat A (Economy): exit row beside the overwing exits, drawn with extra space in front.

Seats to avoid

Row 16, seat A (Economy): in front of the exit row, so recline is likely limited.
Row 16, seats B, C, J, K and L (Economy): in front of the overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 33, seats A and L (Economy): last row, against the rear toilets.
Row 33, seats B, C, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800

162 seats: 20 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 6, seats A and K (Business): front row of Business: 2-2 seats with nobody in front; the forward galleys and lavatory are just ahead.
Row 6, seats C and H (Business): front-row Business aisle seat: nobody in front and easy to get out.
Rows 7–8, seats A and K (Business): business window seat in the 2-2 cabin at the front.
Rows 7–8, seats C and H (Business): business aisle seat in the 2-2 cabin at the front.

Seats to avoid

Row 29, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): row in front of the overwing exits: recline is likely limited.
Row 46, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): last row, in front of the two rear lavatories: likely limited recline and the queue beside you.