Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 69.0% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 15.1 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 98.3% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 97.9% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 46.4% less access to essential health services
Italy scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 89.3% more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
have 4.6 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.9% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.3% as of 2019. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 10.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Italy, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 70.2% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.6% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 62.4% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 99.5% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
use 97.6% less electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 95.7% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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