Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 2.4 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 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 62.6% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 64.5% less spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 72.8% fewer doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 19.6% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 85.6% more likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 34.6 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.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
have 12.2% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 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 55.5% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered
Zambia has a homicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Eritrea, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.
Infrastructure
find 78.5% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 3.9 times more strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 83.0% less electricity
Zambia uses 727 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 59.3% less CO2
Zambia emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 56.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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