Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 73.8% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 13.1 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 99.0% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 98.4% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 47.1% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Austria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 71.1% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 68.9% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.4% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 28.8% more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 98.4% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 96.5% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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