Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Chad, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 18.0% less likely to be obese
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 36.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 65.5 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.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 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 5.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (32% in urban areas, and 1% 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 Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Chad? See an in-depth size comparison.