Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Papua New Guinea, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 2.6 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 84.5% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
have 44.3% more doctors per person
Papua New Guinea has 0.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 50.0% more access to essential health services
Papua New Guinea scores 30 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
see 34.9% less spent on your healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends $133 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
be 7.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Papua New Guinea has a suicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
be 35.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 21.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 31.3 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 18.2% more children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 189.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 13% 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 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 18.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 56.6% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 55.3% more likely to be murdered
Papua New Guinea has a homicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2010. In Eritrea, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 18.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Papua New Guinea, road accidents kill 14.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.1% less home broadband
Papua New Guinea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 86.0 times more strain on fresh water
Papua New Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 57.7% less CO2
Papua New Guinea emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Papua New Guinea, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2010–2022), The World Factbook (2002–2004), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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