Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 81.1% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
be 28.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
make 90.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
have 75.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.9% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 37.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 98.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 41.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Expenditures
spend 53.6% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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
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