Eritrea vs North Korea statistics compared

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 96th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Eritrea and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Eritrea	North Korea
1992	$477,101,652	-
1993	$467,872,715	-
1994	$531,688,312	-
1995	$578,015,625	-
1996	$693,535,954	-
1997	$686,490,090	-
1998	$745,523,117	-
1999	$688,918,537	-
2000	$706,370,816	-
2001	$752,371,689	-
2002	$729,321,680	-
2003	$870,248,268	-
2004	$1,109,054,005	-
2005	$1,098,424,686	-
2006	$1,211,161,880	-
2007	$1,317,974,491	-
2008	$1,380,188,800	-
2009	$1,856,695,551	$23,356,470,000
2010	$1,589,515,447	$25,995,513,000
2011	$2,065,001,626	$29,005,020,000
2012	-	$29,890,710,000
2013	-	$30,588,922,000
2014	-	$30,554,460,000
2015	-	$30,723,030,000
2016	-	$28,882,640,000
2017	-	$29,105,440,000
2018	-	$28,536,400,000
2019	-	$28,222,880,000
2020	-	$27,728,240,000
2021	-	$32,301,720,000
2022	-	$28,971,360,000
2023	-	$32,155,360,000
2024	-	$34,943,120,000

Eritrea and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Eritrea	North Korea
1992	$265.2	-
1993	$252.1	-
1994	$277.8	-
1995	$285.4	-
1996	$326	-
1997	$319	-
1998	$342	-
1999	$311	-
2000	$314	-
2001	$325	-
2002	$305	-
2003	$349	-
2004	$427	-
2005	$413	-
2006	$448	-
2007	$480	-
2008	$490	-
2009	$643	$939
2010	$540	$1,040
2011	$689	$1,156
2012	-	$1,186
2013	-	$1,208
2014	-	$1,201
2015	-	$1,201
2016	-	$1,124
2017	-	$1,127
2018	-	$1,100
2019	-	$1,084
2020	-	$1,061
2021	-	$1,231
2022	-	$1,100
2023	-	$1,217
2024	-	$1,319

Eritrea vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Eritrea	North Korea
1950	33.3	14.2
1951	33.6	17.7
1952	34	32.8
1953	34.4	40.3
1954	34.8	50.6
1955	35.2	51.8
1956	35.6	52.8
1957	30.4	53.7
1958	30.9	54.5
1959	37	55.2
1960	37.4	55.8
1961	37.9	56.4
1962	38.3	57
1963	38.8	57.6
1964	39.2	58.2
1965	39.6	58.8
1966	37.6	59.4
1967	40.2	60.1
1968	40.5	60.8
1969	40.8	61.4
1970	41.2	62
1971	41.5	62.7
1972	40.7	63.3
1973	41.1	63.8
1974	39	64.3
1975	39	64.8
1976	42.6	65.3
1977	43	65.8
1978	43.4	66.3
1979	43.8	66.7
1980	44.6	67.2
1981	45	67.7
1982	44.9	68.1
1983	37.2	68.5
1984	37.7	68.9
1985	38.6	69.2
1986	39.5	69.5
1987	47.4	69.8
1988	48.1	70.1
1989	47.8	70.3
1990	49.7	70.5
1991	50.5	70.7
1992	52.4	71
1993	53.2	70.8
1994	54	70.5
1995	54.8	60.8
1996	55.5	60.8
1997	56.2	60.9
1998	50	60.9
1999	44.5	60.9
2000	56.3	60.9
2001	58.4	60.9
2002	58.9	60.9
2003	59.5	69.4
2004	60.1	69.3
2005	60.6	69.2
2006	61.5	69.1
2007	62	69
2008	62.4	69.3
2009	63.2	69.7
2010	63.7	70.2
2011	64.2	70.8
2012	64.7	71.3
2013	65	71.9
2014	65.5	72.5
2015	65.9	72.8
2016	66.2	73
2017	66.6	73
2018	67	73
2019	67.3	72.9
2020	67	72.8
2021	66.9	73.4
2022	67.8	73.6
2023	68.6	73.6
2024	68.9	73.7
2025	69.2	73.9

Eritrea and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Eritrea	North Korea
1960	972,547	11,722,953
1961	995,573	11,990,713
1962	1,019,788	12,262,882
1963	1,045,092	12,567,057
1964	1,071,287	12,889,770
1965	1,098,335	13,219,369
1966	1,124,957	13,569,094
1967	1,152,339	13,958,350
1968	1,181,737	14,365,596
1969	1,212,005	14,767,615
1970	1,243,453	15,172,775
1971	1,276,154	15,572,457
1972	1,309,235	15,975,069
1973	1,342,669	16,350,367
1974	1,375,688	16,673,121
1975	1,408,210	16,971,055
1976	1,443,807	17,243,450
1977	1,482,565	17,492,798
1978	1,522,378	17,735,995
1979	1,563,332	17,983,470
1980	1,605,797	18,236,786
1981	1,649,939	18,501,295
1982	1,695,461	18,776,357
1983	1,736,160	19,054,034
1984	1,771,730	19,335,043
1985	1,807,816	19,620,388
1986	1,845,164	19,910,855
1987	1,888,669	20,205,483
1988	1,938,255	20,503,161
1989	1,987,017	20,804,367
1990	2,032,737	21,112,137
1991	1,919,571	21,428,638
1992	1,798,748	21,750,911
1993	1,856,006	22,073,352
1994	1,913,915	22,393,975
1995	2,025,267	22,669,304
1996	2,128,464	22,895,746
1997	2,152,135	23,110,830
1998	2,180,419	23,311,564
1999	2,212,780	23,497,599
2000	2,247,031	23,665,910
2001	2,312,079	23,815,358
2002	2,392,978	23,943,973
2003	2,493,903	24,090,380
2004	2,598,284	24,254,943
2005	2,661,215	24,396,433
2006	2,703,502	24,524,507
2007	2,743,222	24,646,383
2008	2,816,327	24,764,618
2009	2,887,885	24,878,332
2010	2,945,186	24,987,258
2011	2,998,485	25,097,874
2012	3,036,988	25,211,728
2013	3,074,360	25,329,451
2014	3,095,173	25,451,262
2015	3,105,546	25,575,350
2016	3,124,698	25,698,326
2017	3,150,347	25,817,709
2018	3,192,760	25,931,147
2019	3,240,194	26,037,632
2020	3,291,271	26,136,312
2021	3,350,183	26,232,534
2022	3,409,447	26,328,845
2023	3,470,390	26,418,204
2024	3,535,603	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Eritrea and North Korea

Fertility rate

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eritrea	North Korea
1960	6.48	3.57
1961	6.47	3.26
1962	6.5	3.41
1963	6.48	3.63
1964	6.49	3.55
1965	6.49	3.56
1966	6.5	3.71
1967	6.5	4.05
1968	6.5	3.87
1969	6.5	3.86
1970	6.54	3.85
1971	6.54	3.74
1972	6.54	3.89
1973	6.55	3.35
1974	6.57	3.14
1975	6.59	3.05
1976	6.6	2.84
1977	6.61	2.77
1978	6.61	2.79
1979	6.62	2.85
1980	6.61	2.84
1981	6.62	2.92
1982	6.63	2.85
1983	6.65	2.78
1984	6.62	2.71
1985	6.59	2.65
1986	6.56	2.59
1987	6.52	2.53
1988	6.47	2.47
1989	6.41	2.41
1990	6.34	2.39
1991	6.24	2.35
1992	6.16	2.29
1993	6.07	2.22
1994	6.01	2.18
1995	5.94	2.15
1996	5.84	2.09
1997	5.74	2.03
1998	5.63	1.99
1999	5.52	1.97
2000	5.4	1.94
2001	5.31	1.94
2002	5.23	1.92
2003	5.14	1.91
2004	5.04	1.9
2005	4.93	1.87
2006	4.88	1.94
2007	4.81	1.94
2008	4.74	1.97
2009	4.66	1.91
2010	4.57	1.89
2011	4.49	1.88
2012	4.41	1.88
2013	4.34	1.88
2014	4.27	1.87
2015	4.22	1.86
2016	4.16	1.86
2017	4.11	1.85
2018	4.06	1.83
2019	4	1.83
2020	3.93	1.82
2021	3.87	1.81
2022	3.79	1.8
2023	3.71	1.78

Eritrea and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Eritrea

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Eritrea	North Korea
1960	18.8	19.9
1961	18.9	20.2
1962	18.9	20.6
1963	19	20.8
1964	19	21
1965	19	21.2
1966	19	21.3
1967	18.9	21.4
1968	18.9	21.4
1969	18.8	21.4
1970	18.6	21.4
1971	18.5	21.2
1972	18.3	20.9
1973	18.2	20.7
1974	18.2	20.7
1975	18.1	20.9
1976	18	21.1
1977	17.9	21.4
1978	17.8	21.8
1979	17.8	22.2
1980	17.8	22.5
1981	17.7	22.8
1982	17.7	23.1
1983	17.7	23.5
1984	17.8	23.9
1985	17.8	24.2
1986	17.9	24.5
1987	17.9	24.8
1988	17.8	25.1
1989	17.7	25.6
1990	17.6	26
1991	17.6	26.4
1992	17.5	26.8
1993	17.6	27.2
1994	17.6	27.6
1995	18.1	28
1996	18.4	28.3
1997	18	28.8
1998	17.8	29.2
1999	17.5	29.6
2000	17.4	30.1
2001	17.5	30.5
2002	17.7	31
2003	18	31.4
2004	18.3	31.8
2005	18.3	32.1
2006	18.2	32.5
2007	18.1	32.9
2008	18.2	33.3
2009	18.4	33.7
2010	18.4	34
2011	18.5	34.3
2012	18.5	34.5
2013	18.5	34.7
2014	18.5	35
2015	18.4	35.2
2016	18.4	35.4
2017	18.5	35.7
2018	18.7	35.9
2019	18.9	36.2
2020	19.1	36.4
2021	19.3	36.6
2022	19.5	36.8
2023	19.7	37.1
2024	19.9	37.3

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