Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 87.1% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 83.1% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 81.2% more likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 24.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 42.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% 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 61.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 41.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.4% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 22.4 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 87.9% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 89.3% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 47.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 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), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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