Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 82.1% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 13.5 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 98.7% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 97.6% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 47.7% less access to essential health services
Finland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 3.7 times more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Finland, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 71.6% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 64.9% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.7% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 4.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.5% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 57.2% more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 99.2% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 96.0% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 11.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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