Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 64.5% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 11.5 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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 15.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 97.4% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
have 67.5% more children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.2% less likely to be literate
In Brunei, the literacy rate is 97.2% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 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 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brunei, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 98.9% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 42.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brunei, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 58% of people do as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.9 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 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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