Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
make 93.7% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 50.3% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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 98.4% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 39.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 40.8% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.3% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
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