Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 80.8% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
be 15.9% less likely to die by suicide
Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.8 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 38.7% less spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 46.3% fewer doctors per person
Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% 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 62.0% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% less on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 41.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.3% less home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 74.7% less CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 36.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Vanuatu, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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