Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 25.4% less likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 20.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 32.5% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% 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 92.9% less likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.4 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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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