Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 88.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 3.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 62.4% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 11.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 27.3% less spent on your healthcare
Tanzania spends $119 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 34.3% fewer doctors per person
Tanzania has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Tanzania has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 13.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 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 17.5% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% 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 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 56.9% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 12.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tanzania, road accidents kill 15.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 13.7% less strain on fresh water
Tanzania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 32.0% less home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 29.0% less CO2
Tanzania emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tanzania, air pollution causes 36.0 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 (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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