Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 9.7 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 30.6% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 33.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 26.2% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 32.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.
be 66.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.8% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 34.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 94.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 21.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 42.3% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% 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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