Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 90.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 2.1 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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
be 38.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 27.3% less money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 28.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.
have 34.0% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% 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 95.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 30.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% 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 18.4% more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% 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
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