Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.2% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 20.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
be 12.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 95.9% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.0% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 97.1% less likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 37.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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.
Geography
see 66.7% more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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
How big is Eritrea compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.