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Ecuador vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 76th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador Eritrea
Population
18414090
3667774
Population rank 71/197 131/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 63/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 105/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 93/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Ecuador and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year GDP
Ecuador Eritrea
1960 $2,069,464,937 -
1961 $1,753,850,955 -
1962 $1,518,207,703 -
1963 $1,824,343,871 -
1964 $2,244,146,103 -
1965 $2,387,047,396 -
1966 $2,429,308,639 -
1967 $2,553,595,172 -
1968 $2,582,179,864 -
1969 $3,112,165,727 -
1970 $2,862,503,139 -
1971 $2,754,219,271 -
1972 $3,185,986,087 -
1973 $3,891,754,150 -
1974 $6,599,257,044 -
1975 $7,731,674,472 -
1976 $9,091,921,030 -
1977 $11,026,342,618 -
1978 $11,922,497,876 -
1979 $14,175,160,902 -
1980 $17,881,508,242 -
1981 $21,810,759,354 -
1982 $19,929,846,396 -
1983 $17,152,477,037 -
1984 $16,912,509,092 -
1985 $17,149,088,413 -
1986 $15,314,138,472 -
1987 $13,945,426,859 -
1988 $13,051,881,851 -
1989 $13,890,823,705 -
1990 $15,239,272,612 -
1991 $16,988,535,268 -
1992 $18,094,238,119 $477,101,652
1993 $18,938,717,359 $467,872,715
1994 $22,708,673,337 $531,688,312
1995 $24,432,884,442 $578,015,625
1996 $25,226,393,197 $693,535,954
1997 $28,162,053,027 $686,490,090
1998 $27,981,896,948 $745,523,117
1999 $19,645,272,636 $688,918,537
2000 $17,539,454,727 $706,370,816
2001 $23,127,055,000 $752,371,689
2002 $27,054,197,000 $729,321,680
2003 $30,965,208,000 $870,248,268
2004 $35,194,947,000 $1,109,054,005
2005 $40,278,849,000 $1,098,424,686
2006 $45,690,762,000 $1,211,161,880
2007 $49,848,725,000 $1,317,974,491
2008 $61,139,438,000 $1,380,188,800
2009 $60,094,978,000 $1,856,695,551
2010 $68,151,329,000 $1,589,515,447
2011 $78,986,648,000 $2,065,001,626
2012 $87,735,048,000 -
2013 $96,570,334,000 -
2014 $102,717,794,000 -
2015 $97,209,558,000 -
2016 $97,671,433,000 -
2017 $104,467,486,000 -
2018 $107,478,961,000 -
2019 $107,595,830,000 -
2020 $95,865,473,000 -
2021 $107,179,074,000 -
2022 $116,133,121,000 -
2023 $121,147,057,000 -
2024 $124,676,074,700 -

Ecuador and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador Eritrea
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 -
1967 $454 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $521 -
1970 $465 -
1971 $434 -
1972 $488 -
1973 $579 -
1974 $954 -
1975 $1,086 -
1976 $1,242 -
1977 $1,465 -
1978 $1,541 -
1979 $1,783 -
1980 $2,190 -
1981 $2,601 -
1982 $2,314 -
1983 $1,940 -
1984 $1,864 -
1985 $1,842 -
1986 $1,604 -
1987 $1,426 -
1988 $1,304 -
1989 $1,356 -
1990 $1,455 -
1991 $1,587 -
1992 $1,655 $265.2
1993 $1,698 $252.1
1994 $1,997 $277.8
1995 $2,108 $285.4
1996 $2,136 $326
1997 $2,341 $319
1998 $2,284 $342
1999 $1,575 $311
2000 $1,382 $314
2001 $1,791 $325
2002 $2,059 $305
2003 $2,316 $349
2004 $2,586 $427
2005 $2,909 $413
2006 $3,244 $448
2007 $3,479 $480
2008 $4,195 $490
2009 $4,053 $643
2010 $4,520 $540
2011 $5,154 $689
2012 $5,634 -
2013 $6,109 -
2014 $6,406 -
2015 $5,976 -
2016 $5,918 -
2017 $6,233 -
2018 $6,304 -
2019 $6,205 -
2020 $5,464 -
2021 $6,061 -
2022 $6,516 -
2023 $6,738 -
2024 $6,875 -

Ecuador vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador Eritrea
1950 48.4 33.3
1951 48.9 33.6
1952 49.2 34
1953 49.6 34.4
1954 50 34.8
1955 50.4 35.2
1956 50.9 35.6
1957 51.5 30.4
1958 52.1 30.9
1959 52.7 37
1960 53.4 37.4
1961 54.1 37.9
1962 54.7 38.3
1963 55.3 38.8
1964 56 39.2
1965 56.5 39.6
1966 57 37.6
1967 57.5 40.2
1968 57.9 40.5
1969 58.3 40.8
1970 58.8 41.2
1971 59.3 41.5
1972 59.8 40.7
1973 60.3 41.1
1974 60.7 39
1975 61.1 39
1976 61.4 42.6
1977 61.9 43
1978 62.4 43.4
1979 62.9 43.8
1980 63.3 44.6
1981 63.8 45
1982 64.3 44.9
1983 64.7 37.2
1984 65.2 37.7
1985 65.6 38.6
1986 66.1 39.5
1987 66.6 47.4
1988 67 48.1
1989 67.8 47.8
1990 68.4 49.7
1991 69 50.5
1992 69.5 52.4
1993 70.1 53.2
1994 70.9 54
1995 71.3 54.8
1996 71.8 55.5
1997 72 56.2
1998 71.9 50
1999 71.9 44.5
2000 72.1 56.3
2001 72.6 58.4
2002 73.2 58.9
2003 73.6 59.5
2004 73.9 60.1
2005 73.9 60.6
2006 74 61.5
2007 74.2 62
2008 74.7 62.4
2009 74.9 63.2
2010 75.2 63.7
2011 75.2 64.2
2012 75.5 64.7
2013 75.8 65
2014 76.1 65.5
2015 76.2 65.9
2016 76.1 66.2
2017 76.2 66.6
2018 77.2 67
2019 77.3 67.3
2020 72 67
2021 72.7 66.9
2022 76.6 67.8
2023 77.4 68.6
2024 77.6 68.9
2025 77.8 69.2

Ecuador and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year Population
Ecuador Eritrea
1960 4,590,891 972,547
1961 4,722,331 995,573
1962 4,859,269 1,019,788
1963 5,001,716 1,045,092
1964 5,149,918 1,071,287
1965 5,303,963 1,098,335
1966 5,463,748 1,124,957
1967 5,629,057 1,152,339
1968 5,799,680 1,181,737
1969 5,975,236 1,212,005
1970 6,155,387 1,243,453
1971 6,340,052 1,276,154
1972 6,529,034 1,309,235
1973 6,722,033 1,342,669
1974 6,918,573 1,375,688
1975 7,118,251 1,408,210
1976 7,320,912 1,443,807
1977 7,526,819 1,482,565
1978 7,736,167 1,522,378
1979 7,948,869 1,563,332
1980 8,165,877 1,605,797
1981 8,386,910 1,649,939
1982 8,611,298 1,695,461
1983 8,840,417 1,736,160
1984 9,074,782 1,771,730
1985 9,311,154 1,807,816
1986 9,545,998 1,845,164
1987 9,779,290 1,888,669
1988 10,010,808 1,938,255
1989 10,241,852 1,987,017
1990 10,473,673 2,032,737
1991 10,702,380 1,919,571
1992 10,930,128 1,798,748
1993 11,154,274 1,856,006
1994 11,372,197 1,913,915
1995 11,590,514 2,025,267
1996 11,810,950 2,128,464
1997 12,031,127 2,152,135
1998 12,251,184 2,180,419
1999 12,470,795 2,212,780
2000 12,689,206 2,247,031
2001 12,910,740 2,312,079
2002 13,138,472 2,392,978
2003 13,372,306 2,493,903
2004 13,608,701 2,598,284
2005 13,846,163 2,661,215
2006 14,086,131 2,703,502
2007 14,328,773 2,743,222
2008 14,575,202 2,816,327
2009 14,825,954 2,887,885
2010 15,076,695 2,945,186
2011 15,326,227 2,998,485
2012 15,572,194 3,036,988
2013 15,807,128 3,074,360
2014 16,035,124 3,095,173
2015 16,266,225 3,105,546
2016 16,505,139 3,124,698
2017 16,759,519 3,150,347
2018 17,049,547 3,192,760
2019 17,340,021 3,240,194
2020 17,546,065 3,291,271
2021 17,682,454 3,350,183
2022 17,823,897 3,409,447
2023 17,980,083 3,470,390
2024 18,135,478 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Ecuador and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Eritrea
1960 6.72 6.48
1961 6.7 6.47
1962 6.68 6.5
1963 6.65 6.48
1964 6.61 6.49
1965 6.56 6.49
1966 6.51 6.5
1967 6.44 6.5
1968 6.35 6.5
1969 6.25 6.5
1970 6.14 6.54
1971 6.01 6.54
1972 5.87 6.54
1973 5.73 6.55
1974 5.58 6.57
1975 5.43 6.59
1976 5.28 6.6
1977 5.13 6.61
1978 4.99 6.61
1979 4.86 6.62
1980 4.73 6.61
1981 4.61 6.62
1982 4.5 6.63
1983 4.39 6.65
1984 4.31 6.62
1985 4.14 6.59
1986 4 6.56
1987 3.87 6.52
1988 3.79 6.47
1989 3.74 6.41
1990 3.68 6.34
1991 3.63 6.24
1992 3.58 6.16
1993 3.49 6.07
1994 3.42 6.01
1995 3.38 5.94
1996 3.35 5.84
1997 3.29 5.74
1998 3.23 5.63
1999 3.17 5.52
2000 3.1 5.4
2001 3.04 5.31
2002 2.97 5.23
2003 2.91 5.14
2004 2.85 5.04
2005 2.8 4.93
2006 2.75 4.88
2007 2.7 4.81
2008 2.69 4.74
2009 2.68 4.66
2010 2.62 4.57
2011 2.61 4.49
2012 2.51 4.41
2013 2.36 4.34
2014 2.27 4.27
2015 2.21 4.22
2016 2.12 4.16
2017 2.13 4.11
2018 2.11 4.06
2019 2.04 4
2020 1.97 3.93
2021 1.91 3.87
2022 1.86 3.79
2023 1.82 3.71

Ecuador and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Ecuador Eritrea
1960 18.2 18.8
1961 18 18.9
1962 17.9 18.9
1963 17.8 19
1964 17.8 19
1965 17.7 19
1966 17.7 19
1967 17.7 18.9
1968 17.7 18.9
1969 17.7 18.8
1970 17.7 18.6
1971 17.8 18.5
1972 17.8 18.3
1973 17.9 18.2
1974 17.9 18.2
1975 18 18.1
1976 18.1 18
1977 18.2 17.9
1978 18.3 17.8
1979 18.4 17.8
1980 18.5 17.8
1981 18.6 17.7
1982 18.8 17.7
1983 18.9 17.7
1984 19.1 17.8
1985 19.2 17.8
1986 19.4 17.9
1987 19.6 17.9
1988 19.8 17.8
1989 20 17.7
1990 20.2 17.6
1991 20.4 17.6
1992 20.6 17.5
1993 20.8 17.6
1994 21 17.6
1995 21.2 18.1
1996 21.4 18.4
1997 21.6 18
1998 21.8 17.8
1999 22 17.5
2000 22.2 17.4
2001 22.4 17.5
2002 22.7 17.7
2003 22.9 18
2004 23.2 18.3
2005 23.4 18.3
2006 23.7 18.2
2007 24 18.1
2008 24.2 18.2
2009 24.5 18.4
2010 24.8 18.4
2011 25.1 18.5
2012 25.4 18.5
2013 25.7 18.5
2014 26 18.5
2015 26.4 18.4
2016 26.8 18.4
2017 27.2 18.5
2018 27.5 18.7
2019 27.9 18.9
2020 28.3 19.1
2021 28.6 19.3
2022 29 19.5
2023 29.4 19.7
2024 29.8 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ecuador Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Ecuador Eritrea
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
76.6%
2018
English speaking
1.24%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
20%
2023

Health

Ecuador Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador Eritrea
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
9,942 mi
2018

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