Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 5.1 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 61.6% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 68.5% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 69.6% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 15.1% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 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.
be 95.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 37.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 66.4% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 94.4% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
use 36.8% less electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 42.1% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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