Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 97.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 17.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 11.1 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 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 80.5% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
be 53.8% less likely to die by suicide
Lesotho has a suicide rate of 28.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 77.6% less spent on your healthcare
Lesotho spends $386 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 62.6% fewer doctors per person
Lesotho has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 15.1% less access to essential health services
Lesotho scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 39.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 478.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 56.3 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.
have 20.9% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.8 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 48.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 70.8% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 12.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 18.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lesotho, road accidents kill 21.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.3% less home broadband
Lesotho has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 4.4 times more strain on fresh water
Lesotho withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
be 22.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lesotho, air pollution causes 100.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
emit 48.8% less CO2
Lesotho emits 0.4 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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