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Eritrea vs France statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 68.5M in France (ranked 23/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 96th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,150).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea France
Population
3667774
68701054
Population rank 131/197 23/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$3.16T
2024
GDP rank 179/197 7/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$46,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 27/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$61,322
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$3.58T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
116.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$52,199
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 8/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$33,898
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
208,090 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
329 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.66
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
43 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Eritrea and France: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and France economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

France
Year GDP
Eritrea France
1960 - $61,756,878,990
1961 - $66,806,595,975
1962 - $74,888,595,286
1963 - $83,957,182,115
1964 - $93,079,224,076
1965 - $100,522,559,916
1966 - $108,928,356,519
1967 - $117,751,396,249
1968 - $128,427,504,709
1969 - $140,361,802,782
1970 - $146,926,998,937
1971 - $164,238,872,973
1972 - $201,621,751,625
1973 - $262,343,828,816
1974 - $283,102,178,123
1975 - $356,780,728,163
1976 - $368,488,292,816
1977 - $406,736,454,934
1978 - $501,724,418,605
1979 - $608,218,624,730
1980 - $694,529,183,483
1981 - $609,184,791,792
1982 - $578,152,310,610
1983 - $553,356,312,936
1984 - $525,033,325,828
1985 - $547,220,981,165
1986 - $764,946,585,851
1987 - $926,320,855,615
1988 - $1,010,827,662,152
1989 - $1,016,742,237,302
1990 - $1,257,649,439,827
1991 - $1,258,961,748,634
1992 $477,101,652 $1,389,663,073,110
1993 $467,872,715 $1,314,383,368,080
1994 $531,688,312 $1,385,822,778,828
1995 $578,015,625 $1,595,219,345,512
1996 $693,535,954 $1,598,889,216,566
1997 $686,490,090 $1,449,392,222,971
1998 $745,523,117 $1,496,906,382,032
1999 $688,918,537 $1,486,915,879,702
2000 $706,370,816 $1,360,959,069,477
2001 $752,371,689 $1,370,376,677,299
2002 $729,321,680 $1,492,427,756,382
2003 $870,248,268 $1,835,095,983,049
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,109,792,297,237
2005 $1,098,424,686 $2,192,146,403,028
2006 $1,211,161,880 $2,317,861,544,691
2007 $1,317,974,491 $2,655,816,911,867
2008 $1,380,188,800 $2,926,802,941,586
2009 $1,856,695,551 $2,700,075,882,519
2010 $1,589,515,447 $2,646,230,027,988
2011 $2,065,001,626 $2,870,408,553,990
2012 - $2,683,007,095,787
2013 - $2,816,077,607,875
2014 - $2,861,236,112,552
2015 - $2,442,483,452,643
2016 - $2,470,407,619,777
2017 - $2,588,868,323,335
2018 - $2,781,576,320,884
2019 - $2,722,793,515,172
2020 - $2,647,926,055,110
2021 - $2,966,433,692,008
2022 - $2,796,302,210,399
2023 - $3,051,831,611,385
2024 - $3,162,079,073,496

Eritrea and France economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

France
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea France
1960 - $1,303
1961 - $1,395
1962 - $1,548
1963 - $1,718
1964 - $1,884
1965 - $2,015
1966 - $2,165
1967 - $2,321
1968 - $2,513
1969 - $2,724
1970 - $2,825
1971 - $3,128
1972 - $3,807
1973 - $4,914
1974 - $5,267
1975 - $6,607
1976 - $6,795
1977 - $7,465
1978 - $9,167
1979 - $11,063
1980 - $12,565
1981 - $10,956
1982 - $10,360
1983 - $9,862
1984 - $9,312
1985 - $9,657
1986 - $13,430
1987 - $16,176
1988 - $17,550
1989 - $17,547
1990 - $21,586
1991 - $21,501
1992 $265.2 $23,615
1993 $252.1 $22,239
1994 $277.8 $23,360
1995 $285.4 $26,792
1996 $326 $26,758
1997 $319 $24,169
1998 $342 $24,869
1999 $311 $24,576
2000 $314 $22,341
2001 $325 $22,332
2002 $305 $24,145
2003 $349 $29,480
2004 $427 $33,645
2005 $413 $34,696
2006 $448 $36,432
2007 $480 $41,486
2008 $490 $45,465
2009 $643 $41,728
2010 $540 $40,695
2011 $689 $43,930
2012 - $40,864
2013 - $42,669
2014 - $43,148
2015 - $36,702
2016 - $37,024
2017 - $38,687
2018 - $41,418
2019 - $40,408
2020 - $39,170
2021 - $43,725
2022 - $41,083
2023 - $44,691
2024 - $46,150

Eritrea vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

France
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea France
1950 33.3 66.4
1951 33.6 66.1
1952 34 67.4
1953 34.4 67.3
1954 34.8 68.2
1955 35.2 68.4
1956 35.6 68.5
1957 30.4 68.9
1958 30.9 70.1
1959 37 70.2
1960 37.4 70.4
1961 37.9 71
1962 38.3 70.5
1963 38.8 70.3
1964 39.2 71.3
1965 39.6 71.1
1966 37.6 71.5
1967 40.2 71.5
1968 40.5 71.5
1969 40.8 71.2
1970 41.2 72.1
1971 41.5 72.1
1972 40.7 72.3
1973 41.1 72.5
1974 39 72.8
1975 39 72.9
1976 42.6 73.1
1977 43 73.7
1978 43.4 73.8
1979 43.8 74.1
1980 44.6 74.2
1981 45 74.4
1982 44.9 74.8
1983 37.2 74.7
1984 37.7 75.2
1985 38.6 75.3
1986 39.5 75.6
1987 47.4 76.1
1988 48.1 76.4
1989 47.8 76.5
1990 49.7 76.8
1991 50.5 77
1992 52.4 77.3
1993 53.2 77.3
1994 54 77.8
1995 54.8 77.9
1996 55.5 78.1
1997 56.2 78.4
1998 50 78.6
1999 44.5 78.7
2000 56.3 79
2001 58.4 79.2
2002 58.9 79.4
2003 59.5 79.4
2004 60.1 80.3
2005 60.6 80.3
2006 61.5 80.7
2007 62 81
2008 62.4 81
2009 63.2 81.2
2010 63.7 81.4
2011 64.2 81.8
2012 64.7 81.7
2013 65 82
2014 65.5 82.4
2015 65.9 82.1
2016 66.2 82.4
2017 66.6 82.4
2018 67 82.6
2019 67.3 82.7
2020 67 82.2
2021 66.9 82.3
2022 67.8 82.5
2023 68.6 83.3
2024 68.9 83.5
2025 69.2 83.6

Eritrea and France population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

France
Year Population
Eritrea France
1960 972,547 47,412,964
1961 995,573 47,905,982
1962 1,019,788 48,389,516
1963 1,045,092 48,877,567
1964 1,071,287 49,401,492
1965 1,098,335 49,877,725
1966 1,124,957 50,311,637
1967 1,152,339 50,722,791
1968 1,181,737 51,112,980
1969 1,212,005 51,536,014
1970 1,243,453 52,007,169
1971 1,276,154 52,499,553
1972 1,309,235 52,962,356
1973 1,342,669 53,392,161
1974 1,375,688 53,746,571
1975 1,408,210 54,002,853
1976 1,443,807 54,232,383
1977 1,482,565 54,486,467
1978 1,522,378 54,734,030
1979 1,563,332 54,979,851
1980 1,605,797 55,274,184
1981 1,649,939 55,603,353
1982 1,695,461 55,806,789
1983 1,736,160 56,108,330
1984 1,771,730 56,383,085
1985 1,807,816 56,665,619
1986 1,845,164 56,956,002
1987 1,888,669 57,266,167
1988 1,938,255 57,598,186
1989 1,987,017 57,943,062
1990 2,032,737 58,261,012
1991 1,919,571 58,554,242
1992 1,798,748 58,846,584
1993 1,856,006 59,103,094
1994 1,913,915 59,324,863
1995 2,025,267 59,541,294
1996 2,128,464 59,754,504
1997 2,152,135 59,968,066
1998 2,180,419 60,190,684
1999 2,212,780 60,501,986
2000 2,247,031 60,918,661
2001 2,312,079 61,364,377
2002 2,392,978 61,812,142
2003 2,493,903 62,249,855
2004 2,598,284 62,707,588
2005 2,661,215 63,180,854
2006 2,703,502 63,622,342
2007 2,743,222 64,016,890
2008 2,816,327 64,375,116
2009 2,887,885 64,706,436
2010 2,945,186 65,026,211
2011 2,998,485 65,340,830
2012 3,036,988 65,657,659
2013 3,074,360 65,997,932
2014 3,095,173 66,312,067
2015 3,105,546 66,548,272
2016 3,124,698 66,724,104
2017 3,150,347 66,918,020
2018 3,192,760 67,158,348
2019 3,240,194 67,382,061
2020 3,291,271 67,601,110
2021 3,350,183 67,842,811
2022 3,409,447 68,065,015
2023 3,470,390 68,287,487
2024 3,535,603 68,516,699

Fertility rates in Eritrea and France

Fertility rate
Eritrea

France
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea France
1960 6.48 2.85
1961 6.47 2.87
1962 6.5 2.89
1963 6.48 2.89
1964 6.49 2.87
1965 6.49 2.84
1966 6.5 2.8
1967 6.5 2.75
1968 6.5 2.69
1969 6.5 2.62
1970 6.54 2.55
1971 6.54 2.47
1972 6.54 2.38
1973 6.55 2.28
1974 6.57 2.18
1975 6.59 2.09
1976 6.6 2.01
1977 6.61 1.94
1978 6.61 1.89
1979 6.62 1.87
1980 6.61 1.85
1981 6.62 1.85
1982 6.63 1.86
1983 6.65 1.86
1984 6.62 1.86
1985 6.59 1.86
1986 6.56 1.85
1987 6.52 1.83
1988 6.47 1.81
1989 6.41 1.79
1990 6.34 1.77
1991 6.24 1.75
1992 6.16 1.74
1993 6.07 1.73
1994 6.01 1.73
1995 5.94 1.74
1996 5.84 1.75
1997 5.74 1.77
1998 5.63 1.78
1999 5.52 1.81
2000 5.4 1.89
2001 5.31 1.9
2002 5.23 1.88
2003 5.14 1.89
2004 5.04 1.92
2005 4.93 1.94
2006 4.88 2
2007 4.81 1.98
2008 4.74 2.01
2009 4.66 2
2010 4.57 2.03
2011 4.49 2.01
2012 4.41 2.01
2013 4.34 1.99
2014 4.27 2
2015 4.22 1.96
2016 4.16 1.92
2017 4.11 1.89
2018 4.06 1.87
2019 4 1.86
2020 3.93 1.83
2021 3.87 1.84
2022 3.79 1.79
2023 3.71 1.66

Eritrea and France demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

France
Year Median age, years
Eritrea France
1960 18.8 32.8
1961 18.9 32.8
1962 18.9 32.9
1963 19 32.8
1964 19 32.8
1965 19 32.7
1966 19 32.7
1967 18.9 32.7
1968 18.9 32.6
1969 18.8 32.5
1970 18.6 32.4
1971 18.5 32.2
1972 18.3 32
1973 18.2 31.8
1974 18.2 31.7
1975 18.1 31.6
1976 18 31.7
1977 17.9 31.9
1978 17.8 32.1
1979 17.8 32.3
1980 17.8 32.4
1981 17.7 32.6
1982 17.7 32.8
1983 17.7 33
1984 17.8 33.3
1985 17.8 33.5
1986 17.9 33.7
1987 17.9 34
1988 17.8 34.2
1989 17.7 34.5
1990 17.6 34.7
1991 17.6 35
1992 17.5 35.3
1993 17.6 35.6
1994 17.6 35.9
1995 18.1 36.2
1996 18.4 36.5
1997 18 36.8
1998 17.8 37.1
1999 17.5 37.4
2000 17.4 37.7
2001 17.5 37.9
2002 17.7 38.2
2003 18 38.4
2004 18.3 38.6
2005 18.3 38.9
2006 18.2 39.1
2007 18.1 39.4
2008 18.2 39.6
2009 18.4 39.8
2010 18.4 40
2011 18.5 40.3
2012 18.5 40.5
2013 18.5 40.8
2014 18.5 41
2015 18.4 41.2
2016 18.4 41.4
2017 18.5 41.6
2018 18.7 41.9
2019 18.9 42.1
2020 19.1 42.3
2021 19.3 42.4
2022 19.5 42.6
2023 19.7 42.8
2024 19.9 43

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea France
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$3.1T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
57.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
304,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
7.39%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
70.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
17.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
2,868,031
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.42%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
52
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
457
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.37T
2018
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$283B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$38.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
117,109,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
4.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.2%
2024

Energy

Eritrea France
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
3,140 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
282.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
4.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
46.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
16.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
46.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
47.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
6,423 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
64.3%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea France
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+90,527
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
82%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
85.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
1.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99%
2003
English speaking
0%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
88.7%
2024

Health

Eritrea France
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$4,865
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$434
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
3.34
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
4.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
10%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
34.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea France
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.36%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
3,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
109,256 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
67,580 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
654,437 mi
2011

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