Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 61.1% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 17.3% less spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 69.9% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 69.4% more likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 12.6% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 30.9% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.1% more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 43.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 16.4% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 61.8% more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
find 45.2% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 26.7% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 56.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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