Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 7.9 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pennsylvania, that number is 34.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Pennsylvania, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Pennsylvania, about 88.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
