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Australia vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 6th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Eritrea
Population
27677455
3667774
Population rank 55/197 131/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 13/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 14/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$873B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 22/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Australia and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Australia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Australia

Eritrea
Year GDP
Australia Eritrea
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 -
1971 $45,217,767,235 -
1972 $52,042,056,075 -
1973 $63,833,440,102 -
1974 $88,965,364,775 -
1975 $97,304,383,449 -
1976 $105,060,616,985 -
1977 $110,352,144,987 -
1978 $118,492,761,338 -
1979 $134,900,602,067 -
1980 $149,987,743,733 -
1981 $176,895,390,688 -
1982 $194,041,708,044 -
1983 $177,267,290,706 -
1984 $193,525,337,526 -
1985 $180,643,265,927 -
1986 $182,481,113,598 -
1987 $189,495,764,955 -
1988 $236,161,314,544 -
1989 $299,875,906,679 -
1990 $311,426,665,220 -
1991 $325,975,319,456 -
1992 $325,525,379,567 $477,101,652
1993 $312,133,923,553 $467,872,715
1994 $322,806,641,301 $531,688,312
1995 $368,166,023,166 $578,015,625
1996 $401,341,880,621 $693,535,954
1997 $435,642,611,297 $686,490,090
1998 $399,674,421,759 $745,523,117
1999 $389,652,212,057 $688,918,537
2000 $416,167,815,093 $706,370,816
2001 $379,629,301,675 $752,371,689
2002 $395,788,696,012 $729,321,680
2003 $467,739,079,790 $870,248,268
2004 $614,659,980,083 $1,109,054,005
2005 $695,692,898,677 $1,098,424,686
2006 $748,417,562,770 $1,211,161,880
2007 $855,007,458,585 $1,317,974,491
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $1,380,188,800
2009 $928,762,122,698 $1,856,695,551
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $1,589,515,447
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $2,065,001,626
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 -
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 -
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 -
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 -
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 -
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 -
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 -
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 -
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 -
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 -
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 -
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 -
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 -

Australia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Australia Eritrea
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 -
1971 $3,495 -
1972 $3,949 -
1973 $4,771 -
1974 $6,483 -
1975 $7,004 -
1976 $7,487 -
1977 $7,776 -
1978 $8,253 -
1979 $9,295 -
1980 $10,209 -
1981 $11,854 -
1982 $12,779 -
1983 $11,516 -
1984 $12,422 -
1985 $11,442 -
1986 $11,392 -
1987 $11,651 -
1988 $14,285 -
1989 $17,834 -
1990 $18,249 -
1991 $18,860 -
1992 $18,624 $265.2
1993 $17,700 $252.1
1994 $18,130 $277.8
1995 $20,448 $285.4
1996 $22,022 $326
1997 $23,647 $319
1998 $21,479 $342
1999 $20,713 $311
2000 $21,870 $314
2001 $19,696 $325
2002 $20,302 $305
2003 $23,718 $349
2004 $30,837 $427
2005 $34,480 $413
2006 $36,596 $448
2007 $41,052 $480
2008 $49,701 $490
2009 $42,817 $643
2010 $52,145 $540
2011 $62,606 $689
2012 $68,073 -
2013 $68,191 -
2014 $62,544 -
2015 $56,739 -
2016 $49,888 -
2017 $53,902 -
2018 $57,196 -
2019 $54,973 -
2020 $51,792 -
2021 $60,608 -
2022 $64,997 -
2023 $64,836 -
2024 $64,407 -

Australia vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Eritrea
1950 69 33.3
1951 68.7 33.6
1952 69.1 34
1953 69.7 34.4
1954 69.9 34.8
1955 70.2 35.2
1956 70 35.6
1957 70.3 30.4
1958 70.9 30.9
1959 70.4 37
1960 70.9 37.4
1961 71.1 37.9
1962 70.9 38.3
1963 71 38.8
1964 70.6 39.2
1965 70.8 39.6
1966 70.7 37.6
1967 71 40.2
1968 70.7 40.5
1969 71.1 40.8
1970 70.7 41.2
1971 71.5 41.5
1972 71.8 40.7
1973 72.1 41.1
1974 71.8 39
1975 72.8 39
1976 72.8 42.6
1977 73.5 43
1978 73.7 43.4
1979 74.3 43.8
1980 74.6 44.6
1981 74.8 45
1982 74.7 44.9
1983 75.4 37.2
1984 75.5 37.7
1985 75.4 38.6
1986 76.1 39.5
1987 76.1 47.4
1988 76.3 48.1
1989 76.2 47.8
1990 77 49.7
1991 77.5 50.5
1992 77.5 52.4
1993 78 53.2
1994 77.9 54
1995 78.3 54.8
1996 78.3 55.5
1997 78.6 56.2
1998 79 50
1999 79.3 44.5
2000 79.6 56.3
2001 80 58.4
2002 80.1 58.9
2003 80.4 59.5
2004 80.7 60.1
2005 81.1 60.6
2006 81.3 61.5
2007 81.2 62
2008 81.4 62.4
2009 81.7 63.2
2010 82 63.7
2011 82.1 64.2
2012 82.3 64.7
2013 82.6 65
2014 82.5 65.5
2015 82.6 65.9
2016 82.8 66.2
2017 82.7 66.6
2018 83.3 67
2019 83.2 67.3
2020 83.7 67
2021 83.6 66.9
2022 82.8 67.8
2023 83.9 68.6
2024 84.1 68.9
2025 84.2 69.2

Australia and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Eritrea
Year Population
Australia Eritrea
1960 10,276,477 972,547
1961 10,483,000 995,573
1962 10,742,000 1,019,788
1963 10,950,000 1,045,092
1964 11,167,000 1,071,287
1965 11,388,000 1,098,335
1966 11,651,000 1,124,957
1967 11,799,000 1,152,339
1968 12,009,000 1,181,737
1969 12,263,000 1,212,005
1970 12,507,000 1,243,453
1971 12,937,000 1,276,154
1972 13,177,000 1,309,235
1973 13,380,000 1,342,669
1974 13,723,000 1,375,688
1975 13,893,000 1,408,210
1976 14,033,000 1,443,807
1977 14,192,000 1,482,565
1978 14,358,000 1,522,378
1979 14,514,000 1,563,332
1980 14,692,000 1,605,797
1981 14,923,260 1,649,939
1982 15,184,247 1,695,461
1983 15,393,472 1,736,160
1984 15,579,391 1,771,730
1985 15,788,312 1,807,816
1986 16,018,350 1,845,164
1987 16,263,874 1,888,669
1988 16,532,164 1,938,255
1989 16,814,416 1,987,017
1990 17,065,128 2,032,737
1991 17,284,036 1,919,571
1992 17,478,635 1,798,748
1993 17,634,808 1,856,006
1994 17,805,468 1,913,915
1995 18,004,882 2,025,267
1996 18,224,767 2,128,464
1997 18,423,037 2,152,135
1998 18,607,584 2,180,419
1999 18,812,264 2,212,780
2000 19,028,802 2,247,031
2001 19,274,701 2,312,079
2002 19,495,210 2,392,978
2003 19,720,737 2,493,903
2004 19,932,722 2,598,284
2005 20,176,844 2,661,215
2006 20,450,966 2,703,502
2007 20,827,622 2,743,222
2008 21,249,199 2,816,327
2009 21,691,653 2,887,885
2010 22,031,750 2,945,186
2011 22,340,024 2,998,485
2012 22,733,465 3,036,988
2013 23,128,129 3,074,360
2014 23,475,686 3,095,173
2015 23,815,995 3,105,546
2016 24,190,907 3,124,698
2017 24,592,588 3,150,347
2018 24,963,258 3,192,760
2019 25,334,826 3,240,194
2020 25,649,248 3,291,271
2021 25,685,412 3,350,183
2022 26,014,399 3,409,447
2023 26,652,777 3,470,390
2024 27,204,809 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Australia and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Australia

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Australia Eritrea
1960 3.45 6.48
1961 3.54 6.47
1962 3.44 6.5
1963 3.33 6.48
1964 3.15 6.49
1965 2.98 6.49
1966 2.88 6.5
1967 2.85 6.5
1968 2.89 6.5
1969 2.89 6.5
1970 2.86 6.54
1971 2.96 6.54
1972 2.74 6.54
1973 2.49 6.55
1974 2.4 6.57
1975 2.15 6.59
1976 2.06 6.6
1977 2.01 6.61
1978 1.95 6.61
1979 1.91 6.62
1980 1.89 6.61
1981 1.94 6.62
1982 1.93 6.63
1983 1.92 6.65
1984 1.84 6.62
1985 1.92 6.59
1986 1.87 6.56
1987 1.85 6.52
1988 1.83 6.47
1989 1.84 6.41
1990 1.9 6.34
1991 1.85 6.24
1992 1.89 6.16
1993 1.86 6.07
1994 1.84 6.01
1995 1.82 5.94
1996 1.8 5.84
1997 1.78 5.74
1998 1.76 5.63
1999 1.76 5.52
2000 1.76 5.4
2001 1.74 5.31
2002 1.76 5.23
2003 1.75 5.14
2004 1.77 5.04
2005 1.81 4.93
2006 1.91 4.88
2007 1.96 4.81
2008 1.98 4.74
2009 1.97 4.66
2010 1.93 4.57
2011 1.93 4.49
2012 1.92 4.41
2013 1.86 4.34
2014 1.83 4.27
2015 1.81 4.22
2016 1.75 4.16
2017 1.74 4.11
2018 1.74 4.06
2019 1.66 4
2020 1.58 3.93
2021 1.7 3.87
2022 1.63 3.79
2023 1.5 3.71

Australia and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Australia Eritrea
1960 29.5 18.8
1961 29.3 18.9
1962 29.1 18.9
1963 28.8 19
1964 28.6 19
1965 28.3 19
1966 28.1 19
1967 28 18.9
1968 27.9 18.9
1969 27.8 18.8
1970 27.7 18.6
1971 27.7 18.5
1972 27.7 18.3
1973 27.8 18.2
1974 28 18.2
1975 28.1 18.1
1976 28.4 18
1977 28.6 17.9
1978 28.9 17.8
1979 29.1 17.8
1980 29.4 17.8
1981 29.6 17.7
1982 29.9 17.7
1983 30.2 17.7
1984 30.5 17.8
1985 30.8 17.8
1986 31.1 17.9
1987 31.3 17.9
1988 31.6 17.8
1989 31.8 17.7
1990 32.1 17.6
1991 32.4 17.6
1992 32.7 17.5
1993 33 17.6
1994 33.3 17.6
1995 33.6 18.1
1996 34 18.4
1997 34.3 18
1998 34.7 17.8
1999 35.1 17.5
2000 35.4 17.4
2001 35.6 17.5
2002 35.8 17.7
2003 36.1 18
2004 36.3 18.3
2005 36.5 18.3
2006 36.7 18.2
2007 36.8 18.1
2008 36.8 18.2
2009 36.9 18.4
2010 37 18.4
2011 37.1 18.5
2012 37.2 18.5
2013 37.2 18.5
2014 37.3 18.5
2015 37.3 18.4
2016 37.3 18.4
2017 37.4 18.5
2018 37.4 18.7
2019 37.6 18.9
2020 38 19.1
2021 38.3 19.3
2022 38.5 19.5
2023 38.8 19.7
2024 39 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
n/a
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Australia Eritrea
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
76.6%
2018
English speaking
92.8%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Australia Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Eritrea
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
9,942 mi
2018

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