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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea statistics compared

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 125th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Eritrea
Population
3140094
3667774
Population rank 135/197 131/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 111/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 90/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 102/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year GDP
Bosnia Eritrea
1990 $7,753,478,261 -
1991 $6,122,959,184 -
1992 $4,735,044,707 $477,101,652
1993 $3,630,668,950 $467,872,715
1994 $1,255,802,469 $531,688,312
1995 $1,866,572,954 $578,015,625
1996 $2,786,045,322 $693,535,954
1997 $3,671,909,673 $686,490,090
1998 $4,116,774,301 $745,523,117
1999 $4,686,256,363 $688,918,537
2000 $5,567,772,769 $706,370,816
2001 $5,800,615,466 $752,371,689
2002 $6,728,220,887 $729,321,680
2003 $8,498,894,359 $870,248,268
2004 $10,156,541,538 $1,109,054,005
2005 $11,222,796,337 $1,098,424,686
2006 $12,864,841,906 $1,211,161,880
2007 $15,778,734,264 $1,317,974,491
2008 $19,112,796,623 $1,380,188,800
2009 $17,613,949,091 $1,856,695,551
2010 $17,176,315,804 $1,589,515,447
2011 $18,644,233,537 $2,065,001,626
2012 $17,226,735,996 -
2013 $18,179,108,531 -
2014 $18,558,733,564 -
2015 $16,404,348,871 -
2016 $17,116,926,328 -
2017 $18,326,373,366 -
2018 $20,484,053,869 -
2019 $20,482,608,755 -
2020 $20,226,036,564 -
2021 $23,672,712,242 -
2022 $24,534,663,636 -
2023 $27,592,361,388 -
2024 $28,343,394,203 -

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Eritrea
1990 $1,743 -
1991 $1,373 -
1992 $1,118 $265.2
1993 $930 $252.1
1994 $337 $277.8
1995 $502 $285.4
1996 $719 $326
1997 $914 $319
1998 $1,007 $342
1999 $1,135 $311
2000 $1,338 $314
2001 $1,388 $325
2002 $1,607 $305
2003 $2,034 $349
2004 $2,453 $427
2005 $2,740 $413
2006 $3,166 $448
2007 $3,931 $480
2008 $4,842 $490
2009 $4,540 $643
2010 $4,506 $540
2011 $4,983 $689
2012 $4,694 -
2013 $5,035 -
2014 $5,206 -
2015 $4,662 -
2016 $4,929 -
2017 $5,345 -
2018 $6,048 -
2019 $6,122 -
2020 $6,130 -
2021 $7,295 -
2022 $7,656 -
2023 $8,663 -
2024 $8,957 -

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Eritrea
1950 47.3 33.3
1951 48.4 33.6
1952 49.4 34
1953 51.1 34.4
1954 51.9 34.8
1955 53 35.2
1956 53.9 35.6
1957 55.1 30.4
1958 56.2 30.9
1959 57.6 37
1960 58.5 37.4
1961 59.3 37.9
1962 60.1 38.3
1963 60.5 38.8
1964 61.5 39.2
1965 62.2 39.6
1966 63.1 37.6
1967 63.7 40.2
1968 64 40.5
1969 64.4 40.8
1970 64.8 41.2
1971 65.2 41.5
1972 65.7 40.7
1973 66.6 41.1
1974 67.6 39
1975 68.3 39
1976 68.6 42.6
1977 68.8 43
1978 68.8 43.4
1979 69.1 43.8
1980 69.6 44.6
1981 70.1 45
1982 70.1 44.9
1983 70.1 37.2
1984 70.2 37.7
1985 70.6 38.6
1986 70.8 39.5
1987 70.9 47.4
1988 71 48.1
1989 71.4 47.8
1990 71.5 49.7
1991 71.8 50.5
1992 52 52.4
1993 50.9 53.2
1994 66.6 54
1995 70.2 54.8
1996 73.5 55.5
1997 73.9 56.2
1998 74.5 50
1999 74.9 44.5
2000 75.3 56.3
2001 75.6 58.4
2002 76 58.9
2003 76.4 59.5
2004 76.5 60.1
2005 76.4 60.6
2006 76 61.5
2007 76.2 62
2008 76.3 62.4
2009 76.7 63.2
2010 76.8 63.7
2011 77 64.2
2012 77 64.7
2013 77.1 65
2014 77.1 65.5
2015 77.1 65.9
2016 77.1 66.2
2017 77.4 66.6
2018 77.9 67
2019 77.4 67.3
2020 76 67
2021 74.6 66.9
2022 76.8 67.8
2023 77.9 68.6
2024 78 68.9
2025 78.2 69.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year Population
Bosnia Eritrea
1960 3,281,381 972,547
1961 3,348,035 995,573
1962 3,407,532 1,019,788
1963 3,461,942 1,045,092
1964 3,513,441 1,071,287
1965 3,562,834 1,098,335
1966 3,610,562 1,124,957
1967 3,656,223 1,152,339
1968 3,698,794 1,181,737
1969 3,737,765 1,212,005
1970 3,773,247 1,243,453
1971 3,809,376 1,276,154
1972 3,848,271 1,309,235
1973 3,887,376 1,342,669
1974 3,926,472 1,375,688
1975 3,965,743 1,408,210
1976 4,004,552 1,443,807
1977 4,042,124 1,482,565
1978 4,078,240 1,522,378
1979 4,113,300 1,563,332
1980 4,148,426 1,605,797
1981 4,184,217 1,649,939
1982 4,221,100 1,695,461
1983 4,258,728 1,736,160
1984 4,295,536 1,771,730
1985 4,330,364 1,807,816
1986 4,362,115 1,845,164
1987 4,390,246 1,888,669
1988 4,414,404 1,938,255
1989 4,433,983 1,987,017
1990 4,448,652 2,032,737
1991 4,458,343 1,919,571
1992 4,234,616 1,798,748
1993 3,904,482 1,856,006
1994 3,725,412 1,913,915
1995 3,715,564 2,025,267
1996 3,875,246 2,128,464
1997 4,018,227 2,152,135
1998 4,089,356 2,180,419
1999 4,130,305 2,212,780
2000 4,159,771 2,247,031
2001 4,179,438 2,312,079
2002 4,188,002 2,392,978
2003 4,178,523 2,493,903
2004 4,140,987 2,598,284
2005 4,096,493 2,661,215
2006 4,063,272 2,703,502
2007 4,013,424 2,743,222
2008 3,947,544 2,816,327
2009 3,879,794 2,887,885
2010 3,811,472 2,945,186
2011 3,741,798 2,998,485
2012 3,670,113 3,036,988
2013 3,610,859 3,074,360
2014 3,564,829 3,095,173
2015 3,518,541 3,105,546
2016 3,473,003 3,124,698
2017 3,428,682 3,150,347
2018 3,387,000 3,192,760
2019 3,345,533 3,240,194
2020 3,299,349 3,291,271
2021 3,244,907 3,350,183
2022 3,204,802 3,409,447
2023 3,185,073 3,470,390
2024 3,164,253 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Eritrea
1960 3.96 6.48
1961 3.89 6.47
1962 3.81 6.5
1963 3.7 6.48
1964 3.6 6.49
1965 3.53 6.49
1966 3.39 6.5
1967 3.22 6.5
1968 3.08 6.5
1969 2.95 6.5
1970 2.79 6.54
1971 2.75 6.54
1972 2.67 6.54
1973 2.54 6.55
1974 2.45 6.57
1975 2.39 6.59
1976 2.31 6.6
1977 2.2 6.61
1978 2.08 6.61
1979 1.99 6.62
1980 1.98 6.61
1981 2.02 6.62
1982 2.05 6.63
1983 2.05 6.65
1984 2.02 6.62
1985 1.96 6.59
1986 1.91 6.56
1987 1.88 6.52
1988 1.85 6.47
1989 1.79 6.41
1990 1.79 6.34
1991 1.78 6.24
1992 1.76 6.16
1993 1.73 6.07
1994 1.7 6.01
1995 1.67 5.94
1996 1.65 5.84
1997 1.69 5.74
1998 1.56 5.63
1999 1.37 5.52
2000 1.28 5.4
2001 1.23 5.31
2002 1.23 5.23
2003 1.22 5.14
2004 1.22 5.04
2005 1.2 4.93
2006 1.18 4.88
2007 1.19 4.81
2008 1.21 4.74
2009 1.27 4.66
2010 1.26 4.57
2011 1.21 4.49
2012 1.25 4.41
2013 1.28 4.34
2014 1.26 4.27
2015 1.32 4.22
2016 1.36 4.16
2017 1.42 4.11
2018 1.5 4.06
2019 1.51 4
2020 1.52 3.93
2021 1.49 3.87
2022 1.48 3.79
2023 1.49 3.71

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Eritrea
1960 21.5 18.8
1961 21.6 18.9
1962 21.6 18.9
1963 21.7 19
1964 21.7 19
1965 21.8 19
1966 21.9 19
1967 22 18.9
1968 22.1 18.9
1969 22.2 18.8
1970 22.4 18.6
1971 22.6 18.5
1972 22.9 18.3
1973 23.2 18.2
1974 23.6 18.2
1975 23.9 18.1
1976 24.2 18
1977 24.6 17.9
1978 25 17.8
1979 25.4 17.8
1980 25.8 17.8
1981 26.2 17.7
1982 26.5 17.7
1983 26.9 17.7
1984 27.3 17.8
1985 27.6 17.8
1986 28 17.9
1987 28.4 17.9
1988 28.8 17.8
1989 29.2 17.7
1990 29.7 17.6
1991 30.2 17.6
1992 30.9 17.5
1993 31.8 17.6
1994 32.6 17.6
1995 33 18.1
1996 32.9 18.4
1997 32.8 18
1998 33 17.8
1999 33.3 17.5
2000 33.6 17.4
2001 34 17.5
2002 34.4 17.7
2003 34.9 18
2004 35.4 18.3
2005 35.9 18.3
2006 36.5 18.2
2007 37.1 18.1
2008 37.8 18.2
2009 38.5 18.4
2010 39.1 18.4
2011 39.8 18.5
2012 40.5 18.5
2013 41.2 18.5
2014 41.8 18.5
2015 42.3 18.4
2016 42.8 18.4
2017 43.3 18.5
2018 43.8 18.7
2019 44.3 18.9
2020 44.8 19.1
2021 45.2 19.3
2022 45.6 19.5
2023 46 19.7
2024 46.3 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bosnia Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Bosnia Eritrea
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
76.6%
2018
English speaking
16%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
20%
2023

Health

Bosnia Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Eritrea
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
9,942 mi
2018

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