Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% 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 Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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 59.3% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 39.3% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 49.7% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 24.7% more likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
be 43.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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 51.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% 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 29.5% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.7% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 11.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered
Mozambique has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Eritrea, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.
Infrastructure
find 21.4% more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 68.4% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 24.1% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 21.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 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 (2011–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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