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Eritrea vs Eswatini statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 1.24M in Eswatini (ranked 157/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini (ranked 96th vs. 154th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Eswatini
Population
3667774
1267161
Population rank 131/197 156/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 162/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 131/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 129/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$3,418
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
6,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
23.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Eritrea and Eswatini: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Eswatini economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year GDP
Eritrea Eswatini
1960 - $35,076,846
1961 - $43,026,043
1962 - $45,927,962
1963 - $54,129,438
1964 - $64,980,554
1965 - $70,279,972
1966 - $76,859,969
1967 - $74,759,970
1968 - $79,799,968
1969 - $105,419,958
1970 - $112,139,955
1971 - $136,462,081
1972 - $146,736,479
1973 - $221,915,128
1974 - $264,320,941
1975 - $288,299,789
1976 - $272,550,068
1977 - $304,060,076
1978 - $340,630,085
1979 - $412,093,134
1980 - $541,976,853
1981 - $570,774,825
1982 - $537,568,059
1983 - $555,336,146
1984 - $494,483,409
1985 - $360,079,419
1986 - $449,140,318
1987 - $584,126,092
1988 - $692,026,455
1989 - $696,921,542
1990 - $1,114,694,041
1991 - $1,156,135,718
1992 $477,101,652 $1,284,759,928
1993 $467,872,715 $1,357,189,552
1994 $531,688,312 $1,419,294,254
1995 $578,015,625 $1,698,989,464
1996 $693,535,954 $1,602,741,834
1997 $686,490,090 $1,716,714,070
1998 $745,523,117 $1,576,908,856
1999 $688,918,537 $1,547,888,496
2000 $706,370,816 $1,738,093,840
2001 $752,371,689 $1,542,477,309
2002 $729,321,680 $1,432,221,739
2003 $870,248,268 $2,197,598,466
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,770,082,792
2005 $1,098,424,686 $3,178,112,499
2006 $1,211,161,880 $3,291,330,019
2007 $1,317,974,491 $3,469,381,231
2008 $1,380,188,800 $3,294,084,314
2009 $1,856,695,551 $3,580,428,053
2010 $1,589,515,447 $4,438,765,086
2011 $2,065,001,626 $4,820,478,680
2012 - $4,886,551,484
2013 - $4,464,726,181
2014 - $4,286,015,248
2015 - $3,909,281,650
2016 - $3,724,180,911
2017 - $4,463,673,661
2018 - $4,644,696,656
2019 - $4,616,996,145
2020 - $4,120,621,325
2021 - $4,785,708,166
2022 - $4,741,163,885
2023 - $4,604,172,127
2024 - $4,891,883,720

Eritrea and Eswatini economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Eswatini
1960 - $101.6
1961 - $121.8
1962 - $127.1
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $171.6
1965 - $181
1966 - $192.7
1967 - $182.8
1968 - $190.4
1969 - $245.2
1970 - $254.2
1971 - $301
1972 - $315
1973 - $463
1974 - $536
1975 - $568
1976 - $521
1977 - $563
1978 - $610
1979 - $714
1980 - $908
1981 - $925
1982 - $843
1983 - $843
1984 - $726
1985 - $510
1986 - $611
1987 - $765
1988 - $865
1989 - $832
1990 - $1,278
1991 - $1,273
1992 $265.2 $1,362
1993 $252.1 $1,397
1994 $277.8 $1,461
1995 $285.4 $1,751
1996 $326 $1,619
1997 $319 $1,705
1998 $342 $1,547
1999 $311 $1,502
2000 $314 $1,669
2001 $325 $1,468
2002 $305 $1,352
2003 $349 $2,060
2004 $427 $2,581
2005 $413 $2,945
2006 $448 $3,035
2007 $480 $3,181
2008 $490 $3,000
2009 $643 $3,240
2010 $540 $3,993
2011 $689 $4,312
2012 - $4,348
2013 - $3,951
2014 - $3,772
2015 - $3,421
2016 - $3,240
2017 - $3,854
2018 - $3,973
2019 - $3,913
2020 - $3,455
2021 - $3,966
2022 - $3,890
2023 - $3,742
2024 - $3,936

Eritrea vs. Eswatini life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Eswatini
1950 33.3 43.4
1951 33.6 43.7
1952 34 44
1953 34.4 44.3
1954 34.8 44.6
1955 35.2 44.8
1956 35.6 45.1
1957 30.4 45.4
1958 30.9 45.8
1959 37 46.1
1960 37.4 46.4
1961 37.9 46.7
1962 38.3 47.1
1963 38.8 47.5
1964 39.2 47.9
1965 39.6 48.4
1966 37.6 49
1967 40.2 49.5
1968 40.5 50.1
1969 40.8 50.6
1970 41.2 51.2
1971 41.5 51.8
1972 40.7 52.4
1973 41.1 53
1974 39 53.7
1975 39 54.4
1976 42.6 55.2
1977 43 56
1978 43.4 56.8
1979 43.8 57.5
1980 44.6 58.2
1981 45 58.8
1982 44.9 59.5
1983 37.2 58.4
1984 37.7 60.4
1985 38.6 61.2
1986 39.5 61.6
1987 47.4 61.9
1988 48.1 61.9
1989 47.8 61.7
1990 49.7 61.2
1991 50.5 60.4
1992 52.4 59.3
1993 53.2 58.1
1994 54 56.6
1995 54.8 55.1
1996 55.5 53.3
1997 56.2 51.7
1998 50 50.1
1999 44.5 48.8
2000 56.3 47.6
2001 58.4 46.3
2002 58.9 45.4
2003 59.5 44.6
2004 60.1 43.9
2005 60.6 44
2006 61.5 44.6
2007 62 45.2
2008 62.4 45.9
2009 63.2 46.9
2010 63.7 48.3
2011 64.2 49.1
2012 64.7 50.7
2013 65 52.1
2014 65.5 53.5
2015 65.9 54.9
2016 66.2 56.2
2017 66.6 57.6
2018 67 58.7
2019 67.3 59.8
2020 67 59.9
2021 66.9 58.2
2022 67.8 63
2023 68.6 64.1
2024 68.9 64.3
2025 69.2 64.4

Eritrea and Eswatini population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year Population
Eritrea Eswatini
1960 972,547 345,337
1961 995,573 353,264
1962 1,019,788 361,365
1963 1,045,092 369,759
1964 1,071,287 378,656
1965 1,098,335 388,336
1966 1,124,957 398,766
1967 1,152,339 409,031
1968 1,181,737 419,147
1969 1,212,005 429,875
1970 1,243,453 441,216
1971 1,276,154 453,183
1972 1,309,235 465,788
1973 1,342,669 479,038
1974 1,375,688 492,988
1975 1,408,210 507,673
1976 1,443,807 523,330
1977 1,482,565 540,348
1978 1,522,378 558,446
1979 1,563,332 577,199
1980 1,605,797 596,644
1981 1,649,939 616,808
1982 1,695,461 637,652
1983 1,736,160 658,957
1984 1,771,730 680,783
1985 1,807,816 706,196
1986 1,845,164 734,732
1987 1,888,669 763,811
1988 1,938,255 799,798
1989 1,987,017 837,800
1990 2,032,737 872,428
1991 1,919,571 908,189
1992 1,798,748 943,416
1993 1,856,006 971,318
1994 1,913,915 971,212
1995 2,025,267 970,433
1996 2,128,464 989,841
1997 2,152,135 1,006,635
1998 2,180,419 1,019,653
1999 2,212,780 1,030,782
2000 2,247,031 1,041,414
2001 2,312,079 1,051,064
2002 2,392,978 1,059,441
2003 2,493,903 1,066,700
2004 2,598,284 1,073,159
2005 2,661,215 1,079,022
2006 2,703,502 1,084,436
2007 2,743,222 1,090,705
2008 2,816,327 1,098,091
2009 2,887,885 1,105,153
2010 2,945,186 1,111,650
2011 2,998,485 1,117,833
2012 3,036,988 1,123,863
2013 3,074,360 1,129,990
2014 3,095,173 1,136,299
2015 3,105,546 1,142,813
2016 3,124,698 1,149,507
2017 3,150,347 1,158,195
2018 3,192,760 1,168,929
2019 3,240,194 1,179,874
2020 3,291,271 1,192,729
2021 3,350,183 1,206,593
2022 3,409,447 1,218,917
2023 3,470,390 1,230,506
2024 3,535,603 1,242,822

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Eswatini

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Eswatini
1960 6.48 6.75
1961 6.47 6.77
1962 6.5 6.79
1963 6.48 6.8
1964 6.49 6.79
1965 6.49 6.79
1966 6.5 6.8
1967 6.5 6.77
1968 6.5 6.76
1969 6.5 6.76
1970 6.54 6.75
1971 6.54 6.74
1972 6.54 6.72
1973 6.55 6.72
1974 6.57 6.71
1975 6.59 6.71
1976 6.6 6.7
1977 6.61 6.68
1978 6.61 6.65
1979 6.62 6.61
1980 6.61 6.57
1981 6.62 6.54
1982 6.63 6.49
1983 6.65 6.43
1984 6.62 6.36
1985 6.59 6.28
1986 6.56 6.11
1987 6.52 5.9
1988 6.47 5.69
1989 6.41 5.48
1990 6.34 5.3
1991 6.24 5.13
1992 6.16 4.98
1993 6.07 4.82
1994 6.01 4.66
1995 5.94 4.52
1996 5.84 4.38
1997 5.74 4.24
1998 5.63 4.13
1999 5.52 4.09
2000 5.4 4.03
2001 5.31 3.94
2002 5.23 3.85
2003 5.14 3.8
2004 5.04 3.76
2005 4.93 3.7
2006 4.88 3.63
2007 4.81 3.58
2008 4.74 3.57
2009 4.66 3.5
2010 4.57 3.38
2011 4.49 3.32
2012 4.41 3.27
2013 4.34 3.24
2014 4.27 3.18
2015 4.22 3.12
2016 4.16 3.07
2017 4.11 3.02
2018 4.06 2.97
2019 4 2.93
2020 3.93 2.89
2021 3.87 2.84
2022 3.79 2.8
2023 3.71 2.75

Eritrea and Eswatini demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Eswatini
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Eswatini
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.9 16.4
1962 18.9 16.3
1963 19 16.1
1964 19 16.1
1965 19 16.1
1966 19 16.1
1967 18.9 16.1
1968 18.9 16.2
1969 18.8 16.2
1970 18.6 16.3
1971 18.5 16.3
1972 18.3 16.3
1973 18.2 16.2
1974 18.2 16.2
1975 18.1 16.1
1976 18 16
1977 17.9 15.9
1978 17.8 15.8
1979 17.8 15.7
1980 17.8 15.6
1981 17.7 15.5
1982 17.7 15.4
1983 17.7 15.3
1984 17.8 15.3
1985 17.8 15.2
1986 17.9 15.3
1987 17.9 15.3
1988 17.8 15.6
1989 17.7 15.9
1990 17.6 16.1
1991 17.6 16.3
1992 17.5 16.5
1993 17.6 16.7
1994 17.6 16.3
1995 18.1 16.1
1996 18.4 16.3
1997 18 16.6
1998 17.8 16.9
1999 17.5 17.3
2000 17.4 17.6
2001 17.5 17.8
2002 17.7 18.1
2003 18 18.3
2004 18.3 18.5
2005 18.3 18.6
2006 18.2 18.7
2007 18.1 18.9
2008 18.2 19.1
2009 18.4 19.4
2010 18.4 19.6
2011 18.5 19.9
2012 18.5 20.2
2013 18.5 20.5
2014 18.5 20.7
2015 18.4 21
2016 18.4 21.2
2017 18.5 21.5
2018 18.7 21.8
2019 18.9 22.1
2020 19.1 22.4
2021 19.3 22.6
2022 19.5 22.8
2023 19.7 23
2024 19.9 23.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Eswatini
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$4.45B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
32.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
6.03%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
3,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
34.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP n/a
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
34.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.4%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2007
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$234M
2007
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$479M
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$33.3M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
345,299
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
0.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.1%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Eswatini
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
959 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
1.39 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
1.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
64.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
2.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
20.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,137 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
83.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
60.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
86.4%
2023

Society

Eritrea Eswatini
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-6,754
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
25%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
12.7
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
33.5
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
81
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
90.8%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
48.2%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
57.6%
2023

Health

Eritrea Eswatini
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$283.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$29.4
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
1.59
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
19.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
45
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
30.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
7.9%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
6.79 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Eswatini
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
5,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
4,614 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
1,935 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
2,342 mi
2019

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