Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 14.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
have 18.4% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
see 66.7% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 76.8% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 95.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 70.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 64.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 11.6% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 11.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 35.5% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 15.6% more strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 14.4% less electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 61.4% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 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 (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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