Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.3 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 30.4% less money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 14.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.8% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 97.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 30.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
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