Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 95.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 38.3% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 61.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 51.5% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.6% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 11.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 34.9 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 27.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% 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 95.0% less likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 19.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 57% 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 15.1% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Zambia? See an in-depth size comparison.