Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.7% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.
be 15.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
make 84.9% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 26.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 322.0 women do as of 2020.
have 17.9% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 32.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 62.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Eritrea, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 36.9% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
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