Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.0% less likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.9 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 67.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 74.3% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 90.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 71.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2015. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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