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Egypt vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has a population of 117M (ranked 13/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Egypt's land area is 384,345 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 29th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Egypt ranks 42/197 ($389B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Egypt ranks 137/197 ($3,338), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Egypt Eritrea
Population
119759833
3667774
Population rank 13/197 131/197
GDP
$389B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 42/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$3,338
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 137/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,094
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$354B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$3,036
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 99/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,826
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
384,345 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Egypt and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Egypt and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Egypt

Eritrea
Year GDP
Egypt Eritrea
1960 $4,206,270,352 -
1961 $4,494,575,611 -
1962 $4,035,462,027 -
1963 $4,187,146,232 -
1964 $4,709,245,762 -
1965 $4,948,667,540 -
1966 $5,278,005,612 -
1967 $5,605,484,299 -
1968 $5,932,242,991 -
1969 $6,524,455,206 -
1970 $8,042,200,452 -
1971 $8,609,283,346 -
1972 $9,299,638,056 -
1973 $10,098,534,613 -
1974 $9,228,963,225 -
1975 $11,632,178,869 -
1976 $13,315,988,083 -
1977 $14,400,806,876 -
1978 $14,811,704,063 -
1979 $18,020,571,429 -
1980 $21,669,908,176 -
1981 $22,136,081,081 -
1982 $27,655,172,414 -
1983 $30,966,239,814 -
1984 $33,971,188,992 -
1985 $39,053,502,251 -
1986 $41,253,507,951 -
1987 $40,455,616,654 -
1988 $34,980,124,929 -
1989 $39,756,299,050 -
1990 $42,978,914,311 -
1991 $37,387,836,491 -
1992 $41,855,986,519 $477,101,652
1993 $46,578,631,453 $467,872,715
1994 $51,897,983,393 $531,688,312
1995 $60,159,245,060 $578,015,625
1996 $67,629,716,981 $693,535,954
1997 $78,436,578,171 $686,490,090
1998 $84,828,807,556 $745,523,117
1999 $90,710,704,807 $688,918,537
2000 $99,838,543,960 $706,370,816
2001 $96,684,636,119 $752,371,689
2002 $85,146,067,416 $729,321,680
2003 $80,288,461,538 $870,248,268
2004 $78,782,467,532 $1,109,054,005
2005 $89,660,339,660 $1,098,424,686
2006 $107,426,086,957 $1,211,161,880
2007 $130,437,828,371 $1,317,974,491
2008 $162,818,181,818 $1,380,188,800
2009 $189,147,005,445 $1,856,695,551
2010 $218,983,666,062 $1,589,515,447
2011 $235,989,672,978 $2,065,001,626
2012 $279,116,666,667 -
2013 $288,434,108,527 -
2014 $305,595,408,895 -
2015 $329,366,576,819 -
2016 $332,441,717,791 -
2017 $248,362,771,739 -
2018 $262,588,632,527 -
2019 $318,678,815,490 -
2020 $383,817,841,547 -
2021 $424,671,765,456 -
2022 $476,747,720,365 -
2023 $395,926,075,163 -
2024 $389,059,911,004 -

Egypt and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Egypt

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Egypt Eritrea
1960 $156.4 -
1961 $162.8 -
1962 $142.4 -
1963 $143.9 -
1964 $157.7 -
1965 $161.6 -
1966 $168.1 -
1967 $174.1 -
1968 $179.8 -
1969 $193 -
1970 $232.3 -
1971 $243 -
1972 $256.5 -
1973 $272.2 -
1974 $243.1 -
1975 $299.2 -
1976 $335 -
1977 $353 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $421 -
1980 $493 -
1981 $490 -
1982 $596 -
1983 $648 -
1984 $690 -
1985 $770 -
1986 $790 -
1987 $754 -
1988 $634 -
1989 $701 -
1990 $736 -
1991 $623 -
1992 $681 $265.2
1993 $740 $252.1
1994 $807 $277.8
1995 $916 $285.4
1996 $1,009 $326
1997 $1,146 $319
1998 $1,213 $342
1999 $1,268 $311
2000 $1,366 $314
2001 $1,295 $325
2002 $1,117 $305
2003 $1,031 $349
2004 $991 $427
2005 $1,106 $413
2006 $1,299 $448
2007 $1,548 $480
2008 $1,896 $490
2009 $2,162 $643
2010 $2,455 $540
2011 $2,591 $689
2012 $2,996 -
2013 $3,026 -
2014 $3,133 -
2015 $3,307 -
2016 $3,271 -
2017 $2,395 -
2018 $2,485 -
2019 $2,963 -
2020 $3,511 -
2021 $3,827 -
2022 $4,233 -
2023 $3,457 -
2024 $3,338 -

Egypt vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Egypt

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Egypt Eritrea
1950 34 33.3
1951 35.3 33.6
1952 36.6 34
1953 37.9 34.4
1954 39.1 34.8
1955 40.2 35.2
1956 41 35.6
1957 42.1 30.4
1958 42.9 30.9
1959 43.7 37
1960 44.4 37.4
1961 45.1 37.9
1962 45.8 38.3
1963 46.5 38.8
1964 47.1 39.2
1965 47.6 39.6
1966 48 37.6
1967 48.1 40.2
1968 48.6 40.5
1969 48.7 40.8
1970 49 41.2
1971 49.5 41.5
1972 49.9 40.7
1973 50.1 41.1
1974 51 39
1975 51.7 39
1976 52.5 42.6
1977 53.3 43
1978 54.1 43.4
1979 54.9 43.8
1980 55.7 44.6
1981 56.5 45
1982 57.2 44.9
1983 58 37.2
1984 58.7 37.7
1985 59.4 38.6
1986 60.1 39.5
1987 60.7 47.4
1988 61.4 48.1
1989 61.9 47.8
1990 62.5 49.7
1991 63.1 50.5
1992 63.6 52.4
1993 64.1 53.2
1994 64.7 54
1995 65.2 54.8
1996 65.7 55.5
1997 66.2 56.2
1998 66.6 50
1999 67 44.5
2000 67.3 56.3
2001 67.6 58.4
2002 67.8 58.9
2003 68 59.5
2004 68.2 60.1
2005 68.4 60.6
2006 68.5 61.5
2007 68.6 62
2008 68.8 62.4
2009 68.9 63.2
2010 69.1 63.7
2011 69.2 64.2
2012 69.5 64.7
2013 69.6 65
2014 69.9 65.5
2015 70.1 65.9
2016 70.4 66.2
2017 70.7 66.6
2018 71 67
2019 71.2 67.3
2020 69.8 67
2021 69 66.9
2022 71 67.8
2023 71.6 68.6
2024 71.8 68.9
2025 72 69.2

Egypt and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Egypt

Eritrea
Year Population
Egypt Eritrea
1960 26,896,479 972,547
1961 27,600,898 995,573
1962 28,337,013 1,019,788
1963 29,091,869 1,045,092
1964 29,858,922 1,071,287
1965 30,629,174 1,098,335
1966 31,406,541 1,124,957
1967 32,196,360 1,152,339
1968 32,998,319 1,181,737
1969 33,811,615 1,212,005
1970 34,623,990 1,243,453
1971 35,433,368 1,276,154
1972 36,258,328 1,309,235
1973 37,102,043 1,342,669
1974 37,969,667 1,375,688
1975 38,875,327 1,408,210
1976 39,795,557 1,443,807
1977 40,748,870 1,482,565
1978 41,761,431 1,522,378
1979 42,818,628 1,563,332
1980 43,950,413 1,605,797
1981 45,147,224 1,649,939
1982 46,407,611 1,695,461
1983 47,786,402 1,736,160
1984 49,247,334 1,771,730
1985 50,734,968 1,807,816
1986 52,206,295 1,845,164
1987 53,674,435 1,888,669
1988 55,187,681 1,938,255
1989 56,710,642 1,987,017
1990 58,396,618 2,032,737
1991 60,028,997 1,919,571
1992 61,480,660 1,798,748
1993 62,915,681 1,856,006
1994 64,285,589 1,913,915
1995 65,652,622 2,025,267
1996 67,028,048 2,128,464
1997 68,431,740 2,152,135
1998 69,943,294 2,180,419
1999 71,520,954 2,212,780
2000 73,083,284 2,247,031
2001 74,652,029 2,312,079
2002 76,239,137 2,392,978
2003 77,853,548 2,493,903
2004 79,477,443 2,598,284
2005 81,101,004 2,661,215
2006 82,700,403 2,703,502
2007 84,276,225 2,743,222
2008 85,864,789 2,816,327
2009 87,501,636 2,887,885
2010 89,196,072 2,945,186
2011 91,093,059 2,998,485
2012 93,161,001 3,036,988
2013 95,333,553 3,074,360
2014 97,528,654 3,095,173
2015 99,597,342 3,105,546
2016 101,644,589 3,124,698
2017 103,696,057 3,150,347
2018 105,682,094 3,192,760
2019 107,553,158 3,240,194
2020 109,315,124 3,291,271
2021 110,957,008 3,350,183
2022 112,618,250 3,409,447
2023 114,535,772 3,470,390
2024 116,538,258 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Egypt and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Egypt

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Egypt Eritrea
1960 6.79 6.48
1961 6.76 6.47
1962 6.71 6.5
1963 6.65 6.48
1964 6.54 6.49
1965 6.39 6.49
1966 6.31 6.5
1967 6.25 6.5
1968 6.19 6.5
1969 6.12 6.5
1970 6.06 6.54
1971 5.99 6.54
1972 5.93 6.54
1973 5.84 6.55
1974 5.78 6.57
1975 5.75 6.59
1976 5.73 6.6
1977 5.68 6.61
1978 5.63 6.61
1979 5.57 6.62
1980 5.49 6.61
1981 5.37 6.62
1982 5.33 6.63
1983 5.31 6.65
1984 5.21 6.62
1985 5.12 6.59
1986 5 6.56
1987 4.91 6.52
1988 4.83 6.47
1989 4.68 6.41
1990 4.51 6.34
1991 4.32 6.24
1992 4.15 6.16
1993 3.99 6.07
1994 3.87 6.01
1995 3.76 5.94
1996 3.7 5.84
1997 3.68 5.74
1998 3.68 5.63
1999 3.6 5.52
2000 3.51 5.4
2001 3.46 5.31
2002 3.41 5.23
2003 3.35 5.14
2004 3.28 5.04
2005 3.25 4.93
2006 3.22 4.88
2007 3.24 4.81
2008 3.24 4.74
2009 3.26 4.66
2010 3.3 4.57
2011 3.31 4.49
2012 3.4 4.41
2013 3.49 4.34
2014 3.49 4.27
2015 3.5 4.22
2016 3.35 4.16
2017 3.31 4.11
2018 3.02 4.06
2019 2.87 4
2020 2.85 3.93
2021 2.75 3.87
2022 2.75 3.79
2023 2.75 3.71

Egypt and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Egypt

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Egypt Eritrea
1960 19.7 18.8
1961 19.5 18.9
1962 19.3 18.9
1963 19.2 19
1964 19.1 19
1965 19 19
1966 19 19
1967 19.1 18.9
1968 19.1 18.9
1969 19.1 18.8
1970 19.2 18.6
1971 19.2 18.5
1972 19.2 18.3
1973 19.2 18.2
1974 19.3 18.2
1975 19.3 18.1
1976 19.3 18
1977 19.3 17.9
1978 19.3 17.8
1979 19.3 17.8
1980 19.3 17.8
1981 19.3 17.7
1982 19.3 17.7
1983 19.3 17.7
1984 19.3 17.8
1985 19.4 17.8
1986 19.4 17.9
1987 19.4 17.9
1988 19.4 17.8
1989 19.4 17.7
1990 19.5 17.6
1991 19.6 17.6
1992 19.7 17.5
1993 19.9 17.6
1994 20 17.6
1995 20.1 18.1
1996 20.3 18.4
1997 20.5 18
1998 20.7 17.8
1999 20.9 17.5
2000 21.2 17.4
2001 21.4 17.5
2002 21.6 17.7
2003 21.8 18
2004 22.1 18.3
2005 22.3 18.3
2006 22.5 18.2
2007 22.7 18.1
2008 22.9 18.2
2009 23.1 18.4
2010 23.3 18.4
2011 23.4 18.5
2012 23.6 18.5
2013 23.7 18.5
2014 23.8 18.5
2015 23.9 18.4
2016 24 18.4
2017 24.1 18.5
2018 24.2 18.7
2019 24.4 18.9
2020 24.5 19.1
2021 24.7 19.3
2022 24.8 19.5
2023 25 19.7
2024 25.3 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Egypt Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$409B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.9%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2015
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.87%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
836,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-12.1%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
6.75%
2023
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
32.6%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2021
n/a
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
246
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$42.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.9B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$29.6B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
13,026,000
2019
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
43.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Egypt Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
928 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
249.3 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.18 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.1%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.23%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.3%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,493 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.2%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.19%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Egypt Eritrea
% of world population
1.43%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+123,884
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
43.3%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2017
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.1
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
79.5%
2022
76.6%
2018
English speaking
40%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
72.7%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Egypt Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$171
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.52%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.68
2020
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17.5
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
45.6%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.4%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Egypt Eritrea
% of world land
0.67%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
3,298 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,668 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
173.7 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
202,101 mi
2024
9,942 mi
2018

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