Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 6.8 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 66.1% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 65.3% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 47.0% fewer doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 79.0% more likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 18.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.2% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 44.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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 24.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 35.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 14.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.4% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 65.1% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 62.7% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2018), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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