Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.7% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
be 15.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
make 81.0% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
have 15.8% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 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% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 47.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% 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 97.9% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 33.8% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.