Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 13.2 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 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 75.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 23.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 20.0% less money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 24.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Afghanistan, approximately 638.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 60.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 104.9 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 23.7% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.5 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 52.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 94.4% less likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 18.0% 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 Afghanistan, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 68% 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 65.9% less on healthcare
Afghanistan spends 13.2% 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
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