Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 79.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 88.9% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 49.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 90.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 98.4% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 37.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% 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 60.7% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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
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