Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 7.1 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.7 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 96.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.4% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 70.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 47.4% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 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 people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 98.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
be 73.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.2% more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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