Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 73.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
make 42.9% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 24.1% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
have 28.0% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 97.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Geography
see 26.1% more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.