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Cyprus vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 163rd vs. 96th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Eritrea
Population
1380052
3667774
Population rank 153/197 131/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 104/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 45/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 34/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Cyprus and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year GDP
Cyprus Eritrea
1975 $489,912,574 -
1976 $576,090,074 -
1977 $734,876,021 -
1978 $964,024,364 -
1979 $1,288,699,776 -
1980 $2,154,311,277 -
1981 $2,087,496,374 -
1982 $2,159,242,417 -
1983 $2,160,364,071 -
1984 $2,278,248,953 -
1985 $2,430,411,900 -
1986 $3,090,734,463 -
1987 $3,704,813,886 -
1988 $4,278,792,597 -
1989 $4,563,482,604 -
1990 $5,591,130,218 -
1991 $5,770,197,348 -
1992 $6,912,150,456 $477,101,652
1993 $6,590,291,048 $467,872,715
1994 $7,425,703,929 $531,688,312
1995 $9,933,137,128 $578,015,625
1996 $10,011,914,680 $693,535,954
1997 $9,547,816,420 $686,490,090
1998 $10,248,618,778 $745,523,117
1999 $10,497,907,228 $688,918,537
2000 $9,985,847,314 $706,370,816
2001 $10,397,898,907 $752,371,689
2002 $11,420,228,846 $729,321,680
2003 $14,547,329,558 $870,248,268
2004 $17,320,551,250 $1,109,054,005
2005 $18,433,412,511 $1,098,424,686
2006 $20,072,754,987 $1,211,161,880
2007 $23,968,727,074 $1,317,974,491
2008 $27,844,646,258 $1,380,188,800
2009 $26,048,179,949 $1,856,695,551
2010 $25,799,940,078 $1,589,515,447
2011 $27,641,547,910 $2,065,001,626
2012 $25,047,436,975 -
2013 $23,959,712,861 -
2014 $23,225,918,260 -
2015 $19,909,278,417 -
2016 $21,046,462,281 -
2017 $22,946,570,629 -
2018 $25,754,001,368 -
2019 $26,196,667,100 -
2020 $25,555,093,854 -
2021 $30,372,642,502 -
2022 $30,935,566,077 -
2023 $33,886,930,712 -
2024 $36,333,022,329 -

Cyprus and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Eritrea
1975 $743 -
1976 $870 -
1977 $1,102 -
1978 $1,434 -
1979 $1,902 -
1980 $3,154 -
1981 $3,030 -
1982 $3,100 -
1983 $3,055 -
1984 $3,167 -
1985 $3,324 -
1986 $4,159 -
1987 $4,908 -
1988 $5,584 -
1989 $5,870 -
1990 $7,092 -
1991 $7,222 -
1992 $8,530 $265.2
1993 $7,978 $252.1
1994 $8,791 $277.8
1995 $11,514 $285.4
1996 $11,373 $326
1997 $10,637 $319
1998 $11,206 $342
1999 $11,273 $311
2000 $10,537 $314
2001 $10,785 $325
2002 $11,636 $305
2003 $14,553 $349
2004 $17,016 $427
2005 $17,790 $413
2006 $19,037 $448
2007 $22,344 $480
2008 $25,522 $490
2009 $23,480 $643
2010 $22,876 $540
2011 $24,110 $689
2012 $21,493 -
2013 $20,238 -
2014 $19,326 -
2015 $16,326 -
2016 $17,013 -
2017 $18,295 -
2018 $20,267 -
2019 $20,360 -
2020 $19,624 -
2021 $23,057 -
2022 $23,236 -
2023 $25,195 -
2024 $26,749 -

Cyprus vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Eritrea
1950 55.8 33.3
1951 56.8 33.6
1952 57.7 34
1953 58.4 34.4
1954 59.3 34.8
1955 59.7 35.2
1956 60.4 35.6
1957 61 30.4
1958 61.6 30.9
1959 62.3 37
1960 63.3 37.4
1961 64.1 37.9
1962 64.7 38.3
1963 61.8 38.8
1964 62.2 39.2
1965 66.1 39.6
1966 66.5 37.6
1967 66.9 40.2
1968 67.3 40.5
1969 67.6 40.8
1970 68.1 41.2
1971 68.4 41.5
1972 68.6 40.7
1973 69 41.1
1974 54.6 39
1975 70.3 39
1976 70.8 42.6
1977 71.3 43
1978 71.7 43.4
1979 72.2 43.8
1980 72.8 44.6
1981 73.1 45
1982 73.5 44.9
1983 73.7 37.2
1984 74 37.7
1985 74.6 38.6
1986 74.9 39.5
1987 75.3 47.4
1988 75.4 48.1
1989 75.8 47.8
1990 76 49.7
1991 76.2 50.5
1992 76.3 52.4
1993 76.3 53.2
1994 76.4 54
1995 76.6 54.8
1996 76.9 55.5
1997 77.1 56.2
1998 77.2 50
1999 77.6 44.5
2000 77.9 56.3
2001 78.2 58.4
2002 78.8 58.9
2003 78.9 59.5
2004 79 60.1
2005 79.2 60.6
2006 79.5 61.5
2007 79.8 62
2008 79.9 62.4
2009 80.4 63.2
2010 80.6 63.7
2011 80.9 64.2
2012 81.1 64.7
2013 81.3 65
2014 81.3 65.5
2015 81.5 65.9
2016 81.5 66.2
2017 81.5 66.6
2018 81.6 67
2019 81.5 67.3
2020 81.2 67
2021 80.6 66.9
2022 80.4 67.8
2023 81.6 68.6
2024 81.8 68.9
2025 82 69.2

Cyprus and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year Population
Cyprus Eritrea
1960 586,490 972,547
1961 595,514 995,573
1962 601,466 1,019,788
1963 607,252 1,045,092
1964 612,521 1,071,287
1965 617,736 1,098,335
1966 623,390 1,124,957
1967 629,251 1,152,339
1968 635,157 1,181,737
1969 641,189 1,212,005
1970 647,446 1,243,453
1971 654,050 1,276,154
1972 661,063 1,309,235
1973 665,937 1,342,669
1974 663,254 1,375,688
1975 659,405 1,408,210
1976 662,032 1,443,807
1977 667,101 1,482,565
1978 672,249 1,522,378
1979 677,549 1,563,332
1980 683,076 1,605,797
1981 688,893 1,649,939
1982 696,497 1,695,461
1983 707,225 1,736,160
1984 719,334 1,771,730
1985 731,277 1,807,816
1986 743,105 1,845,164
1987 754,785 1,888,669
1988 766,235 1,938,255
1989 777,420 1,987,017
1990 788,351 2,032,737
1991 798,944 1,919,571
1992 810,341 1,798,748
1993 826,034 1,856,006
1994 844,667 1,913,915
1995 862,695 2,025,267
1996 880,290 2,128,464
1997 897,568 2,152,135
1998 914,548 2,180,419
1999 931,234 2,212,780
2000 947,667 2,247,031
2001 964,127 2,312,079
2002 981,440 2,392,978
2003 999,590 2,493,903
2004 1,017,875 2,598,284
2005 1,036,151 2,661,215
2006 1,054,418 2,703,502
2007 1,072,714 2,743,222
2008 1,091,026 2,816,327
2009 1,109,371 2,887,885
2010 1,127,816 2,945,186
2011 1,146,493 2,998,485
2012 1,165,397 3,036,988
2013 1,183,895 3,074,360
2014 1,201,801 3,095,173
2015 1,219,502 3,105,546
2016 1,237,112 3,124,698
2017 1,254,275 3,150,347
2018 1,270,737 3,192,760
2019 1,286,671 3,240,194
2020 1,302,247 3,291,271
2021 1,317,309 3,350,183
2022 1,331,370 3,409,447
2023 1,344,976 3,470,390
2024 1,358,282 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Eritrea
1960 3.39 6.48
1961 3.62 6.47
1962 3.51 6.5
1963 3.49 6.48
1964 3.41 6.49
1965 3.47 6.49
1966 3.4 6.5
1967 3.32 6.5
1968 3.27 6.5
1969 3.19 6.5
1970 3.07 6.54
1971 3.04 6.54
1972 2.99 6.54
1973 2.4 6.55
1974 2.28 6.57
1975 2.11 6.59
1976 2.33 6.6
1977 2.09 6.61
1978 2.08 6.61
1979 2.14 6.62
1980 2.3 6.61
1981 2.15 6.62
1982 2.49 6.63
1983 2.49 6.65
1984 2.51 6.62
1985 2.43 6.59
1986 2.45 6.56
1987 2.39 6.52
1988 2.47 6.47
1989 2.37 6.41
1990 2.4 6.34
1991 2.34 6.24
1992 2.46 6.16
1993 2.25 6.07
1994 2.16 6.01
1995 2.03 5.94
1996 1.95 5.84
1997 1.86 5.74
1998 1.76 5.63
1999 1.67 5.52
2000 1.64 5.4
2001 1.57 5.31
2002 1.5 5.23
2003 1.51 5.14
2004 1.51 5.04
2005 1.48 4.93
2006 1.51 4.88
2007 1.45 4.81
2008 1.48 4.74
2009 1.48 4.66
2010 1.43 4.57
2011 1.36 4.49
2012 1.38 4.41
2013 1.3 4.34
2014 1.31 4.27
2015 1.32 4.22
2016 1.36 4.16
2017 1.32 4.11
2018 1.32 4.06
2019 1.33 4
2020 1.36 3.93
2021 1.39 3.87
2022 1.39 3.79
2023 1.39 3.71

Cyprus and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Eritrea
1960 23.1 18.8
1961 23.1 18.9
1962 23.3 18.9
1963 23.5 19
1964 23.7 19
1965 23.9 19
1966 24 19
1967 24.2 18.9
1968 24.3 18.9
1969 24.5 18.8
1970 24.7 18.6
1971 24.9 18.5
1972 25.1 18.3
1973 25.3 18.2
1974 25.4 18.2
1975 25.5 18.1
1976 25.9 18
1977 26.3 17.9
1978 26.8 17.8
1979 27.2 17.8
1980 27.7 17.8
1981 28.2 17.7
1982 28.5 17.7
1983 28.7 17.7
1984 28.8 17.8
1985 28.9 17.8
1986 29.1 17.9
1987 29.2 17.9
1988 29.4 17.8
1989 29.6 17.7
1990 29.8 17.6
1991 30.1 17.6
1992 30.3 17.5
1993 30.4 17.6
1994 30.5 17.6
1995 30.6 18.1
1996 30.8 18.4
1997 31 18
1998 31.2 17.8
1999 31.4 17.5
2000 31.6 17.4
2001 31.8 17.5
2002 32 17.7
2003 32.2 18
2004 32.4 18.3
2005 32.6 18.3
2006 32.8 18.2
2007 33.1 18.1
2008 33.4 18.2
2009 33.6 18.4
2010 33.9 18.4
2011 34.2 18.5
2012 34.5 18.5
2013 34.8 18.5
2014 35.2 18.5
2015 35.6 18.4
2016 36 18.4
2017 36.4 18.5
2018 36.8 18.7
2019 37.2 18.9
2020 37.6 19.1
2021 38 19.3
2022 38.4 19.5
2023 38.8 19.7
2024 39.2 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Cyprus Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Cyprus Eritrea
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
76.6%
2018
English speaking
75.1%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Cyprus Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Eritrea
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
9,942 mi
2018

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