Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 94.9% more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 2.4 times more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 63.6% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 8.0 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
have 11.1% less access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 16.1% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 69.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.9% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.2% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.7% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.7% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 94.1% less home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 59.1% more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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