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Eritrea vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 96th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Guyana
Population
3667774
839919
Population rank 131/197 162/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Eritrea and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Guyana
Year GDP
Eritrea Guyana
1960 - $170,216,241
1961 - $185,849,535
1962 - $194,949,513
1963 - $175,757,894
1964 - $194,774,513
1965 - $213,235,294
1966 - $228,705,882
1967 - $250,176,471
1968 - $229,750,000
1969 - $249,300,000
1970 - $267,800,000
1971 - $282,050,000
1972 - $285,380,952
1973 - $307,047,619
1974 - $433,954,545
1975 - $494,791,667
1976 - $454,440,000
1977 - $449,880,000
1978 - $507,080,000
1979 - $530,440,000
1980 - $603,200,000
1981 - $570,357,107
1982 - $482,000,000
1983 - $489,333,333
1984 - $437,631,605
1985 - $453,488,372
1986 - $504,651,140
1987 - $354,591,847
1988 - $413,799,990
1989 - $379,779,390
1990 - $396,582,263
1991 - $348,533,095
1992 $477,101,652 $373,573,141
1993 $467,872,715 $454,101,382
1994 $531,688,312 $540,874,934
1995 $578,015,625 $621,626,786
1996 $693,535,954 $705,406,001
1997 $686,490,090 $749,138,010
1998 $745,523,117 $717,530,683
1999 $688,918,537 $694,754,988
2000 $706,370,816 $712,667,897
2001 $752,371,689 $712,167,450
2002 $729,321,680 $726,131,435
2003 $870,248,268 $743,063,950
2004 $1,109,054,005 $787,814,379
2005 $1,098,424,686 $824,880,550
2006 $1,211,161,880 $2,379,817,991
2007 $1,317,974,491 $2,730,971,595
2008 $1,380,188,800 $3,025,187,433
2009 $1,856,695,551 $3,165,663,153
2010 $1,589,515,447 $3,432,912,517
2011 $2,065,001,626 $3,691,384,318
2012 - $4,063,088,536
2013 - $4,167,800,929
2014 - $4,127,660,152
2015 - $4,279,840,194
2016 - $4,482,697,337
2017 - $4,748,174,334
2018 - $4,787,636,998
2019 - $5,173,760,192
2020 - $5,471,256,595
2021 - $8,041,362,110
2022 - $14,718,388,489
2023 - $16,918,503,597
2024 - $24,835,899,826

Eritrea and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Guyana
1960 - $299.1
1961 - $319
1962 - $327
1963 - $288.8
1964 - $313
1965 - $336
1966 - $353
1967 - $378
1968 - $340
1969 - $361
1970 - $381
1971 - $396
1972 - $395
1973 - $421
1974 - $588
1975 - $664
1976 - $604
1977 - $593
1978 - $663
1979 - $689
1980 - $779
1981 - $735
1982 - $621
1983 - $631
1984 - $565
1985 - $588
1986 - $657
1987 - $464
1988 - $545
1989 - $503
1990 - $529
1991 - $466
1992 $265.2 $498
1993 $252.1 $603
1994 $277.8 $716
1995 $285.4 $820
1996 $326 $928
1997 $319 $983
1998 $342 $940
1999 $311 $909
2000 $314 $932
2001 $325 $932
2002 $305 $951
2003 $349 $974
2004 $427 $1,033
2005 $413 $1,084
2006 $448 $3,136
2007 $480 $3,608
2008 $490 $4,009
2009 $643 $4,209
2010 $540 $4,582
2011 $689 $4,947
2012 - $5,444
2013 - $5,557
2014 - $5,473
2015 - $5,640
2016 - $5,871
2017 - $6,179
2018 - $6,048
2019 - $6,406
2020 - $6,776
2021 - $9,861
2022 - $17,913
2023 - $20,474
2024 - $29,884

Eritrea vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Guyana
1950 33.3 49.2
1951 33.6 50.2
1952 34 51.3
1953 34.4 52.4
1954 34.8 53.3
1955 35.2 54.1
1956 35.6 55.2
1957 30.4 56.1
1958 30.9 56.4
1959 37 57
1960 37.4 57.5
1961 37.9 57.9
1962 38.3 58.3
1963 38.8 58.6
1964 39.2 59
1965 39.6 59.1
1966 37.6 59.3
1967 40.2 59.5
1968 40.5 59.7
1969 40.8 59.8
1970 41.2 60
1971 41.5 60.1
1972 40.7 60.1
1973 41.1 60.2
1974 39 60.3
1975 39 60.4
1976 42.6 60.4
1977 43 60.6
1978 43.4 60.6
1979 43.8 60.7
1980 44.6 60.8
1981 45 60.9
1982 44.9 61
1983 37.2 61.2
1984 37.7 61.3
1985 38.6 61.4
1986 39.5 61.5
1987 47.4 61.7
1988 48.1 61.8
1989 47.8 62.1
1990 49.7 62.3
1991 50.5 62.5
1992 52.4 62.8
1993 53.2 63
1994 54 63
1995 54.8 62.7
1996 55.5 62.7
1997 56.2 62.9
1998 50 63.4
1999 44.5 63.8
2000 56.3 64.1
2001 58.4 64.4
2002 58.9 64.2
2003 59.5 64.1
2004 60.1 64.2
2005 60.6 64.4
2006 61.5 64.8
2007 62 65.5
2008 62.4 65.7
2009 63.2 66
2010 63.7 66.2
2011 64.2 66.5
2012 64.7 66.4
2013 65 66.7
2014 65.5 67.3
2015 65.9 67.7
2016 66.2 68.1
2017 66.6 68.5
2018 67 68.8
2019 67.3 69.1
2020 67 67.8
2021 66.9 64.3
2022 67.8 69.9
2023 68.6 70.2
2024 68.9 70.3
2025 69.2 70.4

Eritrea and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Guyana
Year Population
Eritrea Guyana
1960 972,547 569,143
1961 995,573 582,568
1962 1,019,788 595,461
1963 1,045,092 608,537
1964 1,071,287 621,764
1965 1,098,335 635,128
1966 1,124,957 648,646
1967 1,152,339 662,311
1968 1,181,737 676,160
1969 1,212,005 690,223
1970 1,243,453 702,705
1971 1,276,154 712,662
1972 1,309,235 721,617
1973 1,342,669 730,138
1974 1,375,688 738,057
1975 1,408,210 745,393
1976 1,443,807 752,253
1977 1,482,565 758,654
1978 1,522,378 764,586
1979 1,563,332 770,062
1980 1,605,797 774,367
1981 1,649,939 776,453
1982 1,695,461 776,712
1983 1,736,160 775,891
1984 1,771,730 774,111
1985 1,807,816 771,477
1986 1,845,164 768,098
1987 1,888,669 764,120
1988 1,938,255 759,663
1989 1,987,017 754,865
1990 2,032,737 749,894
1991 1,919,571 747,861
1992 1,798,748 749,911
1993 1,856,006 752,965
1994 1,913,915 755,822
1995 2,025,267 758,388
1996 2,128,464 760,526
1997 2,152,135 762,245
1998 2,180,419 763,586
1999 2,212,780 764,483
2000 2,247,031 764,832
2001 2,312,079 764,477
2002 2,392,978 763,652
2003 2,493,903 763,101
2004 2,598,284 762,418
2005 2,661,215 760,914
2006 2,703,502 758,966
2007 2,743,222 756,861
2008 2,816,327 754,606
2009 2,887,885 752,094
2010 2,945,186 749,256
2011 2,998,485 746,153
2012 3,036,988 746,288
2013 3,074,360 750,021
2014 3,095,173 754,229
2015 3,105,546 758,781
2016 3,124,698 763,548
2017 3,150,347 768,479
2018 3,192,760 791,556
2019 3,240,194 807,665
2020 3,291,271 807,481
2021 3,350,183 815,482
2022 3,409,447 821,637
2023 3,470,390 826,353
2024 3,535,603 831,087

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Guyana

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Guyana
1960 6.48 6.33
1961 6.47 6.34
1962 6.5 6.33
1963 6.48 6.31
1964 6.49 6.23
1965 6.49 6.14
1966 6.5 6.02
1967 6.5 5.89
1968 6.5 5.75
1969 6.5 5.58
1970 6.54 5.41
1971 6.54 5.26
1972 6.54 5.08
1973 6.55 4.87
1974 6.57 4.64
1975 6.59 4.45
1976 6.6 4.28
1977 6.61 4.12
1978 6.61 3.97
1979 6.62 3.86
1980 6.61 3.77
1981 6.62 3.72
1982 6.63 3.68
1983 6.65 3.64
1984 6.62 3.54
1985 6.59 3.47
1986 6.56 3.38
1987 6.52 3.31
1988 6.47 3.23
1989 6.41 3.19
1990 6.34 3.18
1991 6.24 3.18
1992 6.16 3.19
1993 6.07 3.2
1994 6.01 3.23
1995 5.94 3.24
1996 5.84 3.23
1997 5.74 3.22
1998 5.63 3.18
1999 5.52 3.13
2000 5.4 3.06
2001 5.31 2.96
2002 5.23 2.84
2003 5.14 2.75
2004 5.04 2.68
2005 4.93 2.65
2006 4.88 2.66
2007 4.81 2.68
2008 4.74 2.7
2009 4.66 2.69
2010 4.57 2.68
2011 4.49 2.69
2012 4.41 2.7
2013 4.34 2.71
2014 4.27 2.7
2015 4.22 2.67
2016 4.16 2.63
2017 4.11 2.59
2018 4.06 2.55
2019 4 2.52
2020 3.93 2.49
2021 3.87 2.46
2022 3.79 2.44
2023 3.71 2.41

Eritrea and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Guyana
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.9 16.6
1962 18.9 16.4
1963 19 16.3
1964 19 16.2
1965 19 16.1
1966 19 16.1
1967 18.9 16.2
1968 18.9 16.2
1969 18.8 16.4
1970 18.6 16.5
1971 18.5 16.6
1972 18.3 16.7
1973 18.2 16.8
1974 18.2 17
1975 18.1 17.2
1976 18 17.4
1977 17.9 17.6
1978 17.8 17.8
1979 17.8 18
1980 17.8 18.2
1981 17.7 18.4
1982 17.7 18.7
1983 17.7 19
1984 17.8 19.3
1985 17.8 19.6
1986 17.9 19.9
1987 17.9 20.2
1988 17.8 20.5
1989 17.7 20.7
1990 17.6 20.9
1991 17.6 21.1
1992 17.5 21.3
1993 17.6 21.4
1994 17.6 21.5
1995 18.1 21.7
1996 18.4 21.8
1997 18 21.9
1998 17.8 22
1999 17.5 22.1
2000 17.4 22.2
2001 17.5 22.4
2002 17.7 22.5
2003 18 22.7
2004 18.3 22.9
2005 18.3 23.2
2006 18.2 23.4
2007 18.1 23.6
2008 18.2 23.8
2009 18.4 24
2010 18.4 24.2
2011 18.5 24.4
2012 18.5 24.5
2013 18.5 24.6
2014 18.5 24.6
2015 18.4 24.7
2016 18.4 24.9
2017 18.5 25
2018 18.7 25.4
2019 18.9 25.7
2020 19.1 25.9
2021 19.3 26.1
2022 19.5 26.4
2023 19.7 26.7
2024 19.9 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP n/a
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
4.21%
2003

Energy

Eritrea Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
12.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Eritrea Guyana
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
90%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Eritrea Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Guyana
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
2,482 mi
2019

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