Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 24.2% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 60.0% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 26.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 62.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 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 96.4% less likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 33.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% 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 2.6 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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 Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.