Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 85.9% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 9.8 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 96.4% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
have 90.2% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 99.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 42.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 58% of people do as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.4% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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