Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Central African Republic, you would:
Health
be 82.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 11.3 years longer
In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.3% less likely to be obese
In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.8% more money
Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $900 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 15.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Central African Republic, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
be 19.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Central African Republic, 62.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 42.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Central African Republic, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.4% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 17.5% fewer children
In Central African Republic, there are approximately 32.8 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 15.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Central African Republic, approximately 3% of people have electricity access (7% in urban areas, and 0% 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 90.0% less likely to have internet access
In Central African Republic, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% less on healthcare
Central African Republic spends 7.8% 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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