Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 19.1% more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zimbabwe spends $103 as of 2023.
have 54.5% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Zimbabwe has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 22.2% more access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Zimbabwe scores 55 as of 2021.
be 24.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.8% of people as of 2024.
live 5.8 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
be 31.1% more likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, it is 17.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.1% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Zimbabwe, it is 89.7% as of 2021.
be 23.0% 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 Zimbabwe, 358.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 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 Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 62.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.0% 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.6% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, about 41.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 68.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.4 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Zimbabwe has 1.9 as of 2024.
use 4.1 times more electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh as of 2023.
live with 4.1 times more strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Zimbabwe withdraws 46% as of 2022.
Environment
be 28.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Zimbabwe, it causes 56.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018–2021). How we calculate this
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