Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 11.2 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 50.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 85.0% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 9.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 46.0% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 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 die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 52.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 98.4% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 41.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 27.4% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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