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Algeria vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 10th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Eritrea
Population
47911682
3667774
Population rank 33/197 131/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 52/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 115/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$122B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 109/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Algeria and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Eritrea
Year GDP
Algeria Eritrea
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 -
1971 $5,077,183,094 -
1972 $6,766,743,957 -
1973 $8,707,858,912 -
1974 $13,209,871,626 -
1975 $15,557,902,754 -
1976 $17,728,240,932 -
1977 $20,972,113,685 -
1978 $26,364,491,313 -
1979 $33,243,706,860 -
1980 $42,345,829,079 -
1981 $44,348,590,461 -
1982 $45,207,167,470 -
1983 $48,801,369,800 -
1984 $53,698,548,293 -
1985 $57,937,868,670 -
1986 $63,692,007,897 -
1987 $66,745,818,375 -
1988 $59,089,396,860 -
1989 $55,634,721,573 -
1990 $62,048,507,531 -
1991 $45,715,676,428 -
1992 $48,003,133,347 $477,101,652
1993 $49,945,584,453 $467,872,715
1994 $42,543,176,829 $531,688,312
1995 $41,764,291,672 $578,015,625
1996 $46,941,554,225 $693,535,954
1997 $48,177,612,042 $686,490,090
1998 $48,187,781,984 $745,523,117
1999 $48,640,671,735 $688,918,537
2000 $54,790,398,570 $706,370,816
2001 $59,413,400,924 $752,371,689
2002 $61,516,103,406 $729,321,680
2003 $73,482,264,191 $870,248,268
2004 $91,913,680,985 $1,109,054,005
2005 $107,046,618,670 $1,098,424,686
2006 $123,084,258,693 $1,211,161,880
2007 $142,482,739,810 $1,317,974,491
2008 $180,383,848,331 $1,380,188,800
2009 $150,317,292,079 $1,856,695,551
2010 $177,785,053,940 $1,589,515,447
2011 $218,331,946,925 $2,065,001,626
2012 $227,143,746,076 -
2013 $229,701,430,292 -
2014 $238,942,664,193 -
2015 $187,493,855,609 -
2016 $180,763,839,522 -
2017 $189,880,896,903 -
2018 $194,554,483,656 -
2019 $193,459,662,091 -
2020 $164,873,415,325 -
2021 $186,231,205,262 -
2022 $225,638,456,572 -
2023 $247,626,161,016 -
2024 $263,619,794,507 -

Algeria and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Eritrea
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 -
1971 $360 -
1972 $469 -
1973 $590 -
1974 $873 -
1975 $992 -
1976 $1,080 -
1977 $1,232 -
1978 $1,506 -
1979 $1,843 -
1980 $2,276 -
1981 $2,307 -
1982 $2,275 -
1983 $2,374 -
1984 $2,524 -
1985 $2,633 -
1986 $2,800 -
1987 $2,847 -
1988 $2,451 -
1989 $2,247 -
1990 $2,445 -
1991 $1,759 -
1992 $1,803 $265.2
1993 $1,831 $252.1
1994 $1,526 $277.8
1995 $1,467 $285.4
1996 $1,617 $326
1997 $1,629 $319
1998 $1,603 $342
1999 $1,596 $311
2000 $1,773 $314
2001 $1,896 $325
2002 $1,937 $305
2003 $2,284 $349
2004 $2,817 $427
2005 $3,233 $413
2006 $3,661 $448
2007 $4,167 $480
2008 $5,181 $490
2009 $4,235 $643
2010 $4,913 $540
2011 $5,916 $689
2012 $6,034 -
2013 $5,980 -
2014 $6,095 -
2015 $4,685 -
2016 $4,425 -
2017 $4,555 -
2018 $4,577 -
2019 $4,468 -
2020 $3,744 -
2021 $4,161 -
2022 $4,962 -
2023 $5,364 -
2024 $5,631 -

Algeria vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Eritrea
1950 42.7 33.3
1951 43.3 33.6
1952 43.5 34
1953 43.6 34.4
1954 40.6 34.8
1955 40.9 35.2
1956 40.9 35.6
1957 40.9 30.4
1958 40.9 30.9
1959 40.9 37
1960 40.8 37.4
1961 40.8 37.9
1962 39.5 38.3
1963 43.1 38.8
1964 43 39.2
1965 42.8 39.6
1966 42.7 37.6
1967 42.7 40.2
1968 42.8 40.5
1969 43 40.8
1970 43.3 41.2
1971 43.8 41.5
1972 44.4 40.7
1973 45.1 41.1
1974 46 39
1975 46.9 39
1976 48 42.6
1977 49.2 43
1978 50.6 43.4
1979 52.4 43.8
1980 54.5 44.6
1981 57.4 45
1982 59.6 44.9
1983 61.3 37.2
1984 62.7 37.7
1985 64.2 38.6
1986 65.3 39.5
1987 66.1 47.4
1988 66.9 48.1
1989 67.5 47.8
1990 67.7 49.7
1991 67.7 50.5
1992 67.7 52.4
1993 67.8 53.2
1994 67.3 54
1995 67.7 54.8
1996 68.2 55.5
1997 68.9 56.2
1998 69.3 50
1999 70.1 44.5
2000 70.6 56.3
2001 71 58.4
2002 71.6 58.9
2003 71.9 59.5
2004 72.5 60.1
2005 72.8 60.6
2006 73.1 61.5
2007 73.3 62
2008 73.6 62.4
2009 73.9 63.2
2010 74.1 63.7
2011 74.4 64.2
2012 74.6 64.7
2013 74.8 65
2014 75 65.5
2015 75.2 65.9
2016 75.3 66.2
2017 75.4 66.6
2018 75.6 67
2019 75.7 67.3
2020 73.3 67
2021 75.2 66.9
2022 76.1 67.8
2023 76.3 68.6
2024 76.5 68.9
2025 76.7 69.2

Algeria and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Eritrea
Year Population
Algeria Eritrea
1960 11,424,922 972,547
1961 11,628,883 995,573
1962 11,800,771 1,019,788
1963 11,982,118 1,045,092
1964 12,179,813 1,071,287
1965 12,365,976 1,098,335
1966 12,590,069 1,124,957
1967 12,876,118 1,152,339
1968 13,172,614 1,181,737
1969 13,475,960 1,212,005
1970 13,783,719 1,243,453
1971 14,098,936 1,276,154
1972 14,427,072 1,309,235
1973 14,771,147 1,342,669
1974 15,133,502 1,375,688
1975 15,678,596 1,408,210
1976 16,409,170 1,443,807
1977 17,015,994 1,482,565
1978 17,506,974 1,522,378
1979 18,036,655 1,563,332
1980 18,607,174 1,605,797
1981 19,220,704 1,649,939
1982 19,872,348 1,695,461
1983 20,558,115 1,736,160
1984 21,271,969 1,771,730
1985 22,008,544 1,807,816
1986 22,745,499 1,845,164
1987 23,443,624 1,888,669
1988 24,109,536 1,938,255
1989 24,754,485 1,987,017
1990 25,375,810 2,032,737
1991 25,987,928 1,919,571
1992 26,628,568 1,798,748
1993 27,277,048 1,856,006
1994 27,887,279 1,913,915
1995 28,470,191 2,025,267
1996 29,033,044 2,128,464
1997 29,579,301 2,152,135
1998 30,054,133 2,180,419
1999 30,474,354 2,212,780
2000 30,903,893 2,247,031
2001 31,331,221 2,312,079
2002 31,750,835 2,392,978
2003 32,175,818 2,493,903
2004 32,628,286 2,598,284
2005 33,109,249 2,661,215
2006 33,623,506 2,703,502
2007 34,189,416 2,743,222
2008 34,816,961 2,816,327
2009 35,490,445 2,887,885
2010 36,188,236 2,945,186
2011 36,903,376 2,998,485
2012 37,646,166 3,036,988
2013 38,414,171 3,074,360
2014 39,205,031 3,095,173
2015 40,019,529 3,105,546
2016 40,850,721 3,124,698
2017 41,689,299 3,150,347
2018 42,505,035 3,192,760
2019 43,294,546 3,240,194
2020 44,042,091 3,291,271
2021 44,761,099 3,350,183
2022 45,477,389 3,409,447
2023 46,164,219 3,470,390
2024 46,814,308 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Algeria and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Algeria

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Eritrea
1960 7.5 6.48
1961 7.56 6.47
1962 7.61 6.5
1963 7.65 6.48
1964 7.67 6.49
1965 7.71 6.49
1966 7.71 6.5
1967 7.71 6.5
1968 7.71 6.5
1969 7.71 6.5
1970 7.7 6.54
1971 7.67 6.54
1972 7.63 6.54
1973 7.59 6.55
1974 7.55 6.57
1975 7.49 6.59
1976 7.41 6.6
1977 7.31 6.61
1978 7.21 6.61
1979 7.12 6.62
1980 6.99 6.61
1981 6.85 6.62
1982 6.68 6.63
1983 6.5 6.65
1984 6.28 6.62
1985 6.04 6.59
1986 5.65 6.56
1987 5.3 6.52
1988 5.02 6.47
1989 4.76 6.41
1990 4.51 6.34
1991 4.37 6.24
1992 4.27 6.16
1993 4.08 6.07
1994 3.91 6.01
1995 3.49 5.94
1996 3.14 5.84
1997 2.89 5.74
1998 2.69 5.63
1999 2.62 5.52
2000 2.59 5.4
2001 2.52 5.31
2002 2.43 5.23
2003 2.45 5.14
2004 2.5 5.04
2005 2.56 4.93
2006 2.63 4.88
2007 2.7 4.81
2008 2.79 4.74
2009 2.83 4.66
2010 2.88 4.57
2011 2.9 4.49
2012 3 4.41
2013 3 4.34
2014 3.08 4.27
2015 3.09 4.22
2016 3.09 4.16
2017 3.09 4.11
2018 3.02 4.06
2019 3 4
2020 2.94 3.93
2021 2.87 3.87
2022 2.82 3.79
2023 2.77 3.71

Algeria and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Algeria Eritrea
1960 17.4 18.8
1961 17.2 18.9
1962 17 18.9
1963 16.9 19
1964 16.7 19
1965 16.6 19
1966 16.5 19
1967 16.4 18.9
1968 16.4 18.9
1969 16.4 18.8
1970 16.4 18.6
1971 16.4 18.5
1972 16.4 18.3
1973 16.5 18.2
1974 16.5 18.2
1975 16.5 18.1
1976 16.3 18
1977 16.3 17.9
1978 16.4 17.8
1979 16.5 17.8
1980 16.6 17.8
1981 16.7 17.7
1982 16.9 17.7
1983 17 17.7
1984 17.2 17.8
1985 17.4 17.8
1986 17.6 17.9
1987 17.8 17.9
1988 18.1 17.8
1989 18.3 17.7
1990 18.6 17.6
1991 18.8 17.6
1992 19 17.5
1993 19.3 17.6
1994 19.5 17.6
1995 19.8 18.1
1996 20.1 18.4
1997 20.4 18
1998 20.9 17.8
1999 21.4 17.5
2000 21.9 17.4
2001 22.4 17.5
2002 22.9 17.7
2003 23.3 18
2004 23.8 18.3
2005 24.2 18.3
2006 24.6 18.2
2007 25 18.1
2008 25.4 18.2
2009 25.8 18.4
2010 26.2 18.4
2011 26.5 18.5
2012 26.8 18.5
2013 27.1 18.5
2014 27.3 18.5
2015 27.6 18.4
2016 27.8 18.4
2017 28 18.5
2018 28.2 18.7
2019 28.4 18.9
2020 28.6 19.1
2021 28.7 19.3
2022 28.9 19.5
2023 29.1 19.7
2024 29.3 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Algeria Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Algeria Eritrea
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
76.6%
2018
English speaking
7%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Algeria Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Eritrea
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
9,942 mi
2018

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