Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 28.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 33.3% more access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
live 6.6 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 16.5 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
be 68.8% less 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 54.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 58.6 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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