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Eritrea vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 96th vs. 70th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Finland
Population
3667774
5643254
Population rank 131/197 118/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$300B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Eritrea and Finland: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Finland economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Finland
Year GDP
Eritrea Finland
1960 - $5,279,481,824
1961 - $5,984,433,774
1962 - $6,407,796,043
1963 - $6,958,916,548
1964 - $7,848,987,793
1965 - $8,680,393,839
1966 - $9,306,142,172
1967 - $9,468,272,357
1968 - $8,916,565,041
1969 - $10,177,524,839
1970 - $11,358,529,162
1971 - $12,528,522,307
1972 - $14,744,499,570
1973 - $19,474,098,335
1974 - $24,851,036,710
1975 - $29,475,251,333
1976 - $31,852,352,670
1977 - $33,502,784,418
1978 - $36,259,392,058
1979 - $44,469,218,440
1980 - $53,649,984,061
1981 - $52,440,066,134
1982 - $52,784,013,815
1983 - $50,956,447,481
1984 - $52,870,993,273
1985 - $55,856,676,899
1986 - $73,511,611,541
1987 - $91,564,993,913
1988 - $109,039,090,263
1989 - $118,991,270,611
1990 - $141,446,120,355
1991 - $127,794,441,994
1992 $477,101,652 $112,537,828,511
1993 $467,872,715 $89,112,105,756
1994 $531,688,312 $103,182,697,780
1995 $578,015,625 $134,060,457,516
1996 $693,535,954 $131,991,975,149
1997 $686,490,090 $126,862,902,302
1998 $745,523,117 $133,990,876,725
1999 $688,918,537 $135,234,241,918
2000 $706,370,816 $125,967,821,111
2001 $752,371,689 $129,519,672,869
2002 $729,321,680 $140,360,963,812
2003 $870,248,268 $171,612,867,736
2004 $1,109,054,005 $197,458,297,640
2005 $1,098,424,686 $204,859,368,791
2006 $1,211,161,880 $217,044,068,234
2007 $1,317,974,491 $256,360,251,538
2008 $1,380,188,800 $285,698,662,071
2009 $1,856,695,551 $253,480,783,439
2010 $1,589,515,447 $249,429,613,683
2011 $2,065,001,626 $275,126,915,516
2012 - $257,443,384,493
2013 - $270,268,036,626
2014 - $273,478,528,955
2015 - $233,210,733,506
2016 - $238,777,818,793
2017 - $253,846,138,440
2018 - $273,869,255,596
2019 - $267,014,821,129
2020 - $270,000,311,606
2021 - $294,223,210,496
2022 - $280,253,099,309
2023 - $294,950,618,733
2024 - $299,835,625,551

Eritrea and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Finland
1960 - $1,192
1961 - $1,341
1962 - $1,427
1963 - $1,538
1964 - $1,726
1965 - $1,902
1966 - $2,032
1967 - $2,056
1968 - $1,927
1969 - $2,201
1970 - $2,466
1971 - $2,716
1972 - $3,178
1973 - $4,174
1974 - $5,298
1975 - $6,256
1976 - $6,740
1977 - $7,070
1978 - $7,629
1979 - $9,333
1980 - $11,225
1981 - $10,925
1982 - $10,935
1983 - $10,494
1984 - $10,830
1985 - $11,394
1986 - $14,947
1987 - $18,565
1988 - $22,044
1989 - $23,969
1990 - $28,366
1991 - $25,489
1992 $265.2 $22,320
1993 $252.1 $17,589
1994 $277.8 $20,278
1995 $285.4 $26,246
1996 $326 $25,757
1997 $319 $24,682
1998 $342 $26,000
1999 $311 $26,180
2000 $314 $24,336
2001 $325 $24,965
2002 $305 $26,989
2003 $349 $32,920
2004 $427 $37,768
2005 $413 $39,050
2006 $448 $41,214
2007 $480 $48,473
2008 $490 $53,769
2009 $643 $47,478
2010 $540 $46,506
2011 $689 $51,060
2012 - $47,552
2013 - $49,691
2014 - $50,074
2015 - $42,560
2016 - $43,451
2017 - $46,085
2018 - $49,654
2019 - $48,358
2020 - $48,829
2021 - $53,099
2022 - $50,441
2023 - $52,822
2024 - $53,189

Eritrea vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Finland
1950 33.3 64.2
1951 33.6 65.6
1952 34 66.5
1953 34.4 66.6
1954 34.8 67.5
1955 35.2 67.3
1956 35.6 68
1957 30.4 67.5
1958 30.9 68.6
1959 37 68.8
1960 37.4 69
1961 37.9 69
1962 38.3 68.7
1963 38.8 69.2
1964 39.2 69.4
1965 39.6 69.1
1966 37.6 69.6
1967 40.2 69.8
1968 40.5 69.8
1969 40.8 69.6
1970 41.2 70.3
1971 41.5 70.1
1972 40.7 70.9
1973 41.1 71.4
1974 39 71.3
1975 39 71.8
1976 42.6 72
1977 43 72.5
1978 43.4 73.1
1979 43.8 73.4
1980 44.6 73.6
1981 45 74
1982 44.9 74.5
1983 37.2 74.4
1984 37.7 74.7
1985 38.6 74.4
1986 39.5 74.8
1987 47.4 74.8
1988 48.1 74.8
1989 47.8 75
1990 49.7 75
1991 50.5 75.4
1992 52.4 75.6
1993 53.2 75.9
1994 54 76.6
1995 54.8 76.6
1996 55.5 76.9
1997 56.2 77.1
1998 50 77.3
1999 44.5 77.5
2000 56.3 77.7
2001 58.4 78.1
2002 58.9 78.3
2003 59.5 78.5
2004 60.1 78.8
2005 60.6 79
2006 61.5 79.4
2007 62 79.4
2008 62.4 79.7
2009 63.2 79.8
2010 63.7 80
2011 64.2 80.4
2012 64.7 80.5
2013 65 80.9
2014 65.5 81.1
2015 65.9 81.4
2016 66.2 81.3
2017 66.6 81.5
2018 67 81.6
2019 67.3 81.9
2020 67 81.8
2021 66.9 81.8
2022 67.8 81.2
2023 68.6 81.9
2024 68.9 82.1
2025 69.2 82.2

Eritrea and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Finland
Year Population
Eritrea Finland
1960 972,547 4,429,634
1961 995,573 4,461,005
1962 1,019,788 4,491,443
1963 1,045,092 4,523,309
1964 1,071,287 4,548,543
1965 1,098,335 4,563,732
1966 1,124,957 4,580,869
1967 1,152,339 4,605,744
1968 1,181,737 4,626,469
1969 1,212,005 4,623,785
1970 1,243,453 4,606,307
1971 1,276,154 4,612,124
1972 1,309,235 4,639,657
1973 1,342,669 4,666,081
1974 1,375,688 4,690,574
1975 1,408,210 4,711,440
1976 1,443,807 4,725,664
1977 1,482,565 4,738,902
1978 1,522,378 4,752,528
1979 1,563,332 4,764,690
1980 1,605,797 4,779,535
1981 1,649,939 4,799,964
1982 1,695,461 4,826,933
1983 1,736,160 4,855,787
1984 1,771,730 4,881,803
1985 1,807,816 4,902,206
1986 1,845,164 4,918,154
1987 1,888,669 4,932,123
1988 1,938,255 4,946,481
1989 1,987,017 4,964,371
1990 2,032,737 4,986,431
1991 1,919,571 5,013,740
1992 1,798,748 5,041,992
1993 1,856,006 5,066,447
1994 1,913,915 5,088,333
1995 2,025,267 5,107,790
1996 2,128,464 5,124,573
1997 2,152,135 5,139,835
1998 2,180,419 5,153,498
1999 2,212,780 5,165,474
2000 2,247,031 5,176,209
2001 2,312,079 5,188,008
2002 2,392,978 5,200,598
2003 2,493,903 5,213,014
2004 2,598,284 5,228,172
2005 2,661,215 5,246,096
2006 2,703,502 5,266,268
2007 2,743,222 5,288,720
2008 2,816,327 5,313,399
2009 2,887,885 5,338,871
2010 2,945,186 5,363,352
2011 2,998,485 5,388,272
2012 3,036,988 5,413,971
2013 3,074,360 5,438,972
2014 3,095,173 5,461,512
2015 3,105,546 5,479,531
2016 3,124,698 5,495,303
2017 3,150,347 5,508,214
2018 3,192,760 5,515,525
2019 3,240,194 5,521,606
2020 3,291,271 5,529,543
2021 3,350,183 5,541,017
2022 3,409,447 5,556,106
2023 3,470,390 5,583,911
2024 3,535,603 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Finland

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Finland
1960 6.48 2.72
1961 6.47 2.72
1962 6.5 2.68
1963 6.48 2.68
1964 6.49 2.59
1965 6.49 2.48
1966 6.5 2.41
1967 6.5 2.32
1968 6.5 2.14
1969 6.5 1.93
1970 6.54 1.83
1971 6.54 1.68
1972 6.54 1.58
1973 6.55 1.49
1974 6.57 1.61
1975 6.59 1.68
1976 6.6 1.7
1977 6.61 1.68
1978 6.61 1.64
1979 6.62 1.64
1980 6.61 1.63
1981 6.62 1.64
1982 6.63 1.71
1983 6.65 1.74
1984 6.62 1.69
1985 6.59 1.64
1986 6.56 1.6
1987 6.52 1.59
1988 6.47 1.69
1989 6.41 1.71
1990 6.34 1.78
1991 6.24 1.79
1992 6.16 1.85
1993 6.07 1.81
1994 6.01 1.85
1995 5.94 1.81
1996 5.84 1.78
1997 5.74 1.75
1998 5.63 1.7
1999 5.52 1.73
2000 5.4 1.73
2001 5.31 1.73
2002 5.23 1.72
2003 5.14 1.76
2004 5.04 1.8
2005 4.93 1.8
2006 4.88 1.84
2007 4.81 1.83
2008 4.74 1.85
2009 4.66 1.86
2010 4.57 1.87
2011 4.49 1.83
2012 4.41 1.8
2013 4.34 1.75
2014 4.27 1.71
2015 4.22 1.65
2016 4.16 1.57
2017 4.11 1.49
2018 4.06 1.41
2019 4 1.35
2020 3.93 1.37
2021 3.87 1.46
2022 3.79 1.32
2023 3.71 1.26

Eritrea and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Finland
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Finland
1960 18.8 28.4
1961 18.9 28.4
1962 18.9 28.5
1963 19 28.5
1964 19 28.6
1965 19 28.7
1966 19 28.8
1967 18.9 28.9
1968 18.9 29
1969 18.8 29.3
1970 18.6 29.6
1971 18.5 29.9
1972 18.3 30.1
1973 18.2 30.2
1974 18.2 30.4
1975 18.1 30.7
1976 18 31.2
1977 17.9 31.7
1978 17.8 32.1
1979 17.8 32.4
1980 17.8 32.8
1981 17.7 33.2
1982 17.7 33.5
1983 17.7 33.9
1984 17.8 34.3
1985 17.8 34.7
1986 17.9 35.1
1987 17.9 35.4
1988 17.8 35.8
1989 17.7 36.1
1990 17.6 36.4
1991 17.6 36.7
1992 17.5 37
1993 17.6 37.2
1994 17.6 37.5
1995 18.1 37.8
1996 18.4 38.1
1997 18 38.4
1998 17.8 38.7
1999 17.5 39
2000 17.4 39.4
2001 17.5 39.7
2002 17.7 40
2003 18 40.3
2004 18.3 40.6
2005 18.3 40.9
2006 18.2 41.2
2007 18.1 41.4
2008 18.2 41.6
2009 18.4 41.8
2010 18.4 41.9
2011 18.5 42.1
2012 18.5 42.2
2013 18.5 42.3
2014 18.5 42.4
2015 18.4 42.5
2016 18.4 42.6
2017 18.5 42.7
2018 18.7 42.8
2019 18.9 43
2020 19.1 43.2
2021 19.3 43.3
2022 19.5 43.5
2023 19.7 43.8
2024 19.9 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
1.79%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.8%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Finland
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
85.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
88
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
100%
2000
English speaking
0%
2025
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
93.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$789
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
4.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Finland
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
282,103 mi
2019

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