Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 81.2% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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 53.5% less spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 40.0% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 53.3% more likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 88.6% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 28.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.4% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 16.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 65.3% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 20.2% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 34.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.7% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 48.3% more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 93.7% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 93.5% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 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), The World Factbook (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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