Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 69.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 8.0 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.2% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
have 12.5% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
see 48.7% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 58.1% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 41.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 69.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 58.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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.
have 13.8% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 52.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
be 17.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
emit 37.1% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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