Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 13.8% less likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 23.3% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 37.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 92.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 37.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% 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 39.2% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% 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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