Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 77.5% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 14.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 96.6% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 160.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Finland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 98.9% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 42.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Finland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.7% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.