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Eritrea vs Germany statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 83.5M in Germany (ranked 19/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 134,916 sq mi for Germany (ranked 96th vs. 63rd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Germany
Population
3667774
83039665
Population rank 131/197 19/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$4.66T
2024
GDP rank 179/197 3/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$55,800
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 18/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$72,300
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$2.98T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
65.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$35,650
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 21/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$39,481
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
134,916 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
619 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
81.7 years
2025

Eritrea and Germany: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Germany economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Germany
Year GDP
Eritrea Germany
1960 - $84,619,845,881
1961 - $96,558,204,043
1962 - $105,895,435,234
1963 - $112,232,503,744
1964 - $123,330,404,665
1965 - $134,774,688,191
1966 - $143,304,275,684
1967 - $145,100,667,773
1968 - $156,527,292,653
1969 - $177,733,486,326
1970 - $216,629,229,947
1971 - $250,900,942,397
1972 - $300,899,944,795
1973 - $399,833,571,167
1974 - $446,934,971,657
1975 - $492,434,094,920
1976 - $521,658,712,133
1977 - $602,698,323,086
1978 - $743,182,891,918
1979 - $884,574,218,333
1980 - $953,772,499,462
1981 - $803,404,797,058
1982 - $779,421,633,755
1983 - $773,507,930,295
1984 - $727,767,760,979
1985 - $735,218,723,093
1986 - $1,050,092,624,516
1987 - $1,302,932,318,825
1988 - $1,406,367,016,372
1989 - $1,404,092,925,205
1990 - $1,778,162,195,860
1991 - $1,875,792,575,133
1992 $477,101,652 $2,141,377,582,968
1993 $467,872,715 $2,078,954,217,438
1994 $531,688,312 $2,215,282,632,277
1995 $578,015,625 $2,593,053,091,306
1996 $693,535,954 $2,506,576,553,158
1997 $686,490,090 $2,218,790,886,533
1998 $745,523,117 $2,247,760,364,566
1999 $688,918,537 $2,213,873,468,587
2000 $706,370,816 $1,966,980,701,145
2001 $752,371,689 $1,966,381,496,642
2002 $729,321,680 $2,102,350,798,306
2003 $870,248,268 $2,534,715,518,349
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,852,317,768,062
2005 $1,098,424,686 $2,893,393,187,362
2006 $1,211,161,880 $3,046,308,753,671
2007 $1,317,974,491 $3,484,056,680,855
2008 $1,380,188,800 $3,808,786,022,313
2009 $1,856,695,551 $3,479,800,820,863
2010 $1,589,515,447 $3,468,154,343,000
2011 $2,065,001,626 $3,824,828,563,521
2012 - $3,597,896,500,945
2013 - $3,808,086,291,482
2014 - $3,965,800,686,310
2015 - $3,423,568,450,957
2016 - $3,537,784,107,981
2017 - $3,763,092,263,753
2018 - $4,052,008,447,224
2019 - $3,957,208,055,216
2020 - $3,940,142,541,354
2021 - $4,348,297,440,388
2022 - $4,163,596,357,879
2023 - $4,525,703,903,628
2024 - $4,659,929,336,891

Eritrea and Germany economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Germany
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Germany
1960 - $1,162
1961 - $1,316
1962 - $1,431
1963 - $1,502
1964 - $1,637
1965 - $1,774
1966 - $1,871
1967 - $1,886
1968 - $2,025
1969 - $2,281
1970 - $2,771
1971 - $3,204
1972 - $3,824
1973 - $5,065
1974 - $5,660
1975 - $6,259
1976 - $6,659
1977 - $7,711
1978 - $9,517
1979 - $11,322
1980 - $12,183
1981 - $10,246
1982 - $9,950
1983 - $9,900
1984 - $9,347
1985 - $9,464
1986 - $13,511
1987 - $16,739
1988 - $17,997
1989 - $17,829
1990 - $22,386
1991 - $23,443
1992 $265.2 $26,560
1993 $252.1 $25,617
1994 $277.8 $27,202
1995 $285.4 $31,747
1996 $326 $30,600
1997 $319 $27,047
1998 $342 $27,396
1999 $311 $26,965
2000 $314 $23,926
2001 $325 $23,878
2002 $305 $25,487
2003 $349 $30,711
2004 $427 $34,567
2005 $413 $35,084
2006 $448 $36,980
2007 $480 $42,351
2008 $490 $46,386
2009 $643 $42,487
2010 $540 $42,410
2011 $689 $47,647
2012 - $44,736
2013 - $47,220
2014 - $48,971
2015 - $41,911
2016 - $42,961
2017 - $45,527
2018 - $48,875
2019 - $47,624
2020 - $47,380
2021 - $52,266
2022 - $49,686
2023 - $53,940
2024 - $55,800

Eritrea vs. Germany life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Germany
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Germany
1950 33.3 66.8
1951 33.6 67.1
1952 34 67.5
1953 34.4 67.8
1954 34.8 68.1
1955 35.2 68.3
1956 35.6 68.6
1957 30.4 68.5
1958 30.9 69.2
1959 37 69.3
1960 37.4 69.3
1961 37.9 69.8
1962 38.3 70
1963 38.8 70.1
1964 39.2 70.6
1965 39.6 70.6
1966 37.6 70.7
1967 40.2 71
1968 40.5 70.6
1969 40.8 70.5
1970 41.2 70.7
1971 41.5 70.9
1972 40.7 71.1
1973 41.1 71.4
1974 39 71.7
1975 39 71.5
1976 42.6 72
1977 43 72.6
1978 43.4 72.6
1979 43.8 72.9
1980 44.6 73.1
1981 45 73.3
1982 44.9 73.6
1983 37.2 73.9
1984 37.7 74.4
1985 38.6 74.5
1986 39.5 74.7
1987 47.4 75.1
1988 48.1 75.3
1989 47.8 75.5
1990 49.7 75.3
1991 50.5 75.6
1992 52.4 76
1993 53.2 76.1
1994 54 76.4
1995 54.8 76.6
1996 55.5 76.8
1997 56.2 77.2
1998 50 77.6
1999 44.5 77.8
2000 56.3 78.1
2001 58.4 78.4
2002 58.9 78.5
2003 59.5 78.5
2004 60.1 79.1
2005 60.6 79.3
2006 61.5 79.6
2007 62 79.7
2008 62.4 79.8
2009 63.2 79.9
2010 63.7 80.1
2011 64.2 80.4
2012 64.7 80.5
2013 65 80.5
2014 65.5 80.9
2015 65.9 80.6
2016 66.2 80.8
2017 66.6 80.9
2018 67 80.9
2019 67.3 81.2
2020 67 81
2021 66.9 81.1
2022 67.8 80.6
2023 68.6 81.4
2024 68.9 81.5
2025 69.2 81.7

Eritrea and Germany population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Germany
Year Population
Eritrea Germany
1960 972,547 72,814,900
1961 995,573 73,377,632
1962 1,019,788 74,025,784
1963 1,045,092 74,714,353
1964 1,071,287 75,318,337
1965 1,098,335 75,963,695
1966 1,124,957 76,600,311
1967 1,152,339 76,951,336
1968 1,181,737 77,294,314
1969 1,212,005 77,909,682
1970 1,243,453 78,169,289
1971 1,276,154 78,312,842
1972 1,309,235 78,688,452
1973 1,342,669 78,936,666
1974 1,375,688 78,967,433
1975 1,408,210 78,673,554
1976 1,443,807 78,336,950
1977 1,482,565 78,159,814
1978 1,522,378 78,091,820
1979 1,563,332 78,126,350
1980 1,605,797 78,288,576
1981 1,649,939 78,407,907
1982 1,695,461 78,333,366
1983 1,736,160 78,128,282
1984 1,771,730 77,858,685
1985 1,807,816 77,684,873
1986 1,845,164 77,720,436
1987 1,888,669 77,839,920
1988 1,938,255 78,144,619
1989 1,987,017 78,751,283
1990 2,032,737 79,433,029
1991 1,919,571 80,013,896
1992 1,798,748 80,624,598
1993 1,856,006 81,156,363
1994 1,913,915 81,438,348
1995 2,025,267 81,678,051
1996 2,128,464 81,914,831
1997 2,152,135 82,034,771
1998 2,180,419 82,047,195
1999 2,212,780 82,100,243
2000 2,247,031 82,211,508
2001 2,312,079 82,349,925
2002 2,392,978 82,488,495
2003 2,493,903 82,534,176
2004 2,598,284 82,516,260
2005 2,661,215 82,469,422
2006 2,703,502 82,376,451
2007 2,743,222 82,266,372
2008 2,816,327 82,110,097
2009 2,887,885 81,902,307
2010 2,945,186 81,776,930
2011 2,998,485 80,274,983
2012 3,036,988 80,425,823
2013 3,074,360 80,645,605
2014 3,095,173 80,982,500
2015 3,105,546 81,686,611
2016 3,124,698 82,348,669
2017 3,150,347 82,657,002
2018 3,192,760 82,905,782
2019 3,240,194 83,092,962
2020 3,291,271 83,160,871
2021 3,350,183 83,196,078
2022 3,409,447 83,797,985
2023 3,470,390 83,901,923
2024 3,535,603 83,510,950

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Germany

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Germany
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Germany
1960 6.48 2.37
1961 6.47 2.45
1962 6.5 2.44
1963 6.48 2.51
1964 6.49 2.54
1965 6.49 2.5
1966 6.5 2.53
1967 6.5 2.48
1968 6.5 2.38
1969 6.5 2.21
1970 6.54 2.03
1971 6.54 1.92
1972 6.54 1.71
1973 6.55 1.54
1974 6.57 1.51
1975 6.59 1.45
1976 6.6 1.45
1977 6.61 1.4
1978 6.61 1.38
1979 6.62 1.38
1980 6.61 1.44
1981 6.62 1.43
1982 6.63 1.41
1983 6.65 1.33
1984 6.62 1.29
1985 6.59 1.37
1986 6.56 1.43
1987 6.52 1.43
1988 6.47 1.46
1989 6.41 1.42
1990 6.34 1.45
1991 6.24 1.33
1992 6.16 1.29
1993 6.07 1.28
1994 6.01 1.24
1995 5.94 1.25
1996 5.84 1.3
1997 5.74 1.35
1998 5.63 1.36
1999 5.52 1.36
2000 5.4 1.38
2001 5.31 1.35
2002 5.23 1.34
2003 5.14 1.34
2004 5.04 1.36
2005 4.93 1.34
2006 4.88 1.33
2007 4.81 1.37
2008 4.74 1.38
2009 4.66 1.36
2010 4.57 1.39
2011 4.49 1.39
2012 4.41 1.41
2013 4.34 1.42
2014 4.27 1.47
2015 4.22 1.5
2016 4.16 1.6
2017 4.11 1.57
2018 4.06 1.57
2019 4 1.54
2020 3.93 1.53
2021 3.87 1.58
2022 3.79 1.46
2023 3.71 1.39

Eritrea and Germany demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Germany
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Germany
1960 18.8 34.7
1961 18.9 34.7
1962 18.9 34.7
1963 19 34.6
1964 19 34.5
1965 19 34.4
1966 19 34.4
1967 18.9 34.3
1968 18.9 34.2
1969 18.8 34.1
1970 18.6 34.3
1971 18.5 34.4
1972 18.3 34.6
1973 18.2 34.7
1974 18.2 35
1975 18.1 35.5
1976 18 35.8
1977 17.9 36.1
1978 17.8 36.3
1979 17.8 36.4
1980 17.8 36.5
1981 17.7 36.5
1982 17.7 36.6
1983 17.7 36.7
1984 17.8 37
1985 17.8 37.1
1986 17.9 37.2
1987 17.9 37.4
1988 17.8 37.6
1989 17.7 37.6
1990 17.6 37.6
1991 17.6 37.7
1992 17.5 37.8
1993 17.6 37.9
1994 17.6 38.1
1995 18.1 38.4
1996 18.4 38.6
1997 18 38.9
1998 17.8 39.3
1999 17.5 39.7
2000 17.4 40
2001 17.5 40.4
2002 17.7 40.8
2003 18 41.2
2004 18.3 41.6
2005 18.3 42
2006 18.2 42.5
2007 18.1 43.1
2008 18.2 43.5
2009 18.4 43.9
2010 18.4 44.2
2011 18.5 44.6
2012 18.5 45.1
2013 18.5 45.5
2014 18.5 45.7
2015 18.4 45.7
2016 18.4 45.7
2017 18.5 45.8
2018 18.7 45.8
2019 18.9 45.8
2020 19.1 45.8
2021 19.3 45.9
2022 19.5 46
2023 19.7 46.2
2024 19.9 46.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Germany
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$4.59T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
183,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-2.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
3.37%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
63.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
25.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,820,819
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.14%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
171
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
435
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.04T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$378B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$21.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
12,449,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
3.47%
2019
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Germany
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
2,907 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
583 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
6.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
77.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
17.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
70.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
5,904 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
39.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.95%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
1.41%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Germany
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+36,954
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
91.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
75
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
93
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.82
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
3.8
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99%
2003
English speaking
0%
2025
56.3%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
93.5%
2024

Health

Eritrea Germany
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$6,233
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$703
2023
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
81.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
4.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
11.8 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Germany
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
1,616 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
64,039 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
44,089 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
515,738 mi
2022

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