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Eritrea vs Israel statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 9.97M in Israel (ranked 96/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 8,355 sq mi for Israel (ranked 96th vs. 149th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Israel
Population
3667774
10224104
Population rank 131/197 96/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$540B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 28/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$54,177
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 21/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$55,691
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$367B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
69.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$36,774
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 18/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$39,091
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
8,355 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.85
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.8 years
2025

Eritrea and Israel: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Israel economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Israel
Year GDP
Eritrea Israel
1960 - $3,070,585,807
1961 - $3,708,586,471
1962 - $2,966,154,031
1963 - $3,535,949,089
1964 - $4,024,344,853
1965 - $4,329,084,429
1966 - $4,703,300,098
1967 - $4,762,386,783
1968 - $5,458,427,928
1969 - $6,297,852,761
1970 - $7,406,712,876
1971 - $7,052,544,000
1972 - $9,222,557,539
1973 - $11,902,574,259
1974 - $17,172,607,138
1975 - $16,141,767,373
1976 - $15,956,349,550
1977 - $18,257,113,904
1978 - $17,701,286,907
1979 - $22,609,741,060
1980 - $25,395,256,478
1981 - $26,882,009,819
1982 - $29,255,285,401
1983 - $32,675,755,462
1984 - $30,645,607,293
1985 - $28,905,736,367
1986 - $35,834,154,874
1987 - $43,049,543,635
1988 - $52,650,948,910
1989 - $52,443,479,454
1990 - $62,016,729,541
1991 - $70,998,755,007
1992 $477,101,652 $79,457,685,757
1993 $467,872,715 $79,855,877,174
1994 $531,688,312 $90,740,103,829
1995 $578,015,625 $105,497,418,059
1996 $693,535,954 $115,116,595,545
1997 $686,490,090 $119,459,826,347
1998 $745,523,117 $120,547,409,279
1999 $688,918,537 $121,417,185,062
2000 $706,370,816 $136,512,300,542
2001 $752,371,689 $135,002,039,613
2002 $729,321,680 $125,332,331,884
2003 $870,248,268 $131,408,914,824
2004 $1,109,054,005 $140,047,984,605
2005 $1,098,424,686 $147,519,922,009
2006 $1,211,161,880 $158,900,547,825
2007 $1,317,974,491 $184,681,214,673
2008 $1,380,188,800 $221,231,658,863
2009 $1,856,695,551 $213,403,181,853
2010 $1,589,515,447 $239,679,036,634
2011 $2,065,001,626 $268,094,998,225
2012 - $263,589,172,712
2013 - $298,478,070,673
2014 - $315,017,088,117
2015 - $303,469,434,072
2016 - $321,940,971,558
2017 - $358,451,839,053
2018 - $376,299,083,108
2019 - $400,645,216,359
2020 - $410,768,352,658
2021 - $489,851,549,972
2022 - $525,181,008,026
2023 - $512,184,638,999
2024 - $540,379,921,262

Eritrea and Israel economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Israel
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Israel
1960 - $1,452
1961 - $1,697
1962 - $1,294
1963 - $1,486
1964 - $1,626
1965 - $1,689
1966 - $1,789
1967 - $1,735
1968 - $1,947
1969 - $2,189
1970 - $2,490
1971 - $2,298
1972 - $2,930
1973 - $3,631
1974 - $5,085
1975 - $4,672
1976 - $4,516
1977 - $5,053
1978 - $4,797
1979 - $5,972
1980 - $6,549
1981 - $6,795
1982 - $7,258
1983 - $7,960
1984 - $7,369
1985 - $6,829
1986 - $8,335
1987 - $9,853
1988 - $11,853
1989 - $11,608
1990 - $13,308
1991 - $14,346
1992 $265.2 $15,510
1993 $252.1 $15,179
1994 $277.8 $16,807
1995 $285.4 $19,026
1996 $326 $20,224
1997 $319 $20,469
1998 $342 $20,189
1999 $311 $19,823
2000 $314 $21,707
2001 $325 $20,966
2002 $305 $19,076
2003 $349 $19,643
2004 $427 $20,568
2005 $413 $21,287
2006 $448 $22,527
2007 $480 $25,721
2008 $490 $30,269
2009 $643 $28,508
2010 $540 $31,439
2011 $689 $34,523
2012 - $33,321
2013 - $37,034
2014 - $38,343
2015 - $36,213
2016 - $37,672
2017 - $41,138
2018 - $42,363
2019 - $44,251
2020 - $44,576
2021 - $52,271
2022 - $54,950
2023 - $52,004
2024 - $54,177

Eritrea vs. Israel life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Israel
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Israel
1950 33.3 69.9
1951 33.6 67.6
1952 34 67.2
1953 34.4 66.4
1954 34.8 66.3
1955 35.2 68
1956 35.6 66.6
1957 30.4 66.5
1958 30.9 68.4
1959 37 68.9
1960 37.4 69.8
1961 37.9 69.8
1962 38.3 69.3
1963 38.8 69.6
1964 39.2 69.6
1965 39.6 70.5
1966 37.6 70.9
1967 40.2 70.9
1968 40.5 70.8
1969 40.8 71
1970 41.2 71.2
1971 41.5 71.8
1972 40.7 71.6
1973 41.1 71.6
1974 39 71.6
1975 39 71.6
1976 42.6 72.7
1977 43 72.7
1978 43.4 73.1
1979 43.8 73.4
1980 44.6 73.7
1981 45 74.2
1982 44.9 74.3
1983 37.2 75.1
1984 37.7 75.5
1985 38.6 76
1986 39.5 75.9
1987 47.4 76.4
1988 48.1 76.9
1989 47.8 77.6
1990 49.7 78
1991 50.5 77.6
1992 52.4 77.3
1993 53.2 77.9
1994 54 78
1995 54.8 78.1
1996 55.5 78.6
1997 56.2 78.6
1998 50 78.6
1999 44.5 78.9
2000 56.3 79.2
2001 58.4 79.5
2002 58.9 79.5
2003 59.5 79.8
2004 60.1 80.3
2005 60.6 80.4
2006 61.5 80.8
2007 62 81
2008 62.4 81.3
2009 63.2 81.8
2010 63.7 82
2011 64.2 82
2012 64.7 82
2013 65 82.4
2014 65.5 82.4
2015 65.9 82.3
2016 66.2 82.6
2017 66.6 82.7
2018 67 82.9
2019 67.3 82.9
2020 67 82.7
2021 66.9 82.5
2022 67.8 82.8
2023 68.6 82.4
2024 68.9 82.7
2025 69.2 82.8

Eritrea and Israel population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Israel
Year Population
Eritrea Israel
1960 972,547 2,114,020
1961 995,573 2,185,000
1962 1,019,788 2,293,000
1963 1,045,092 2,379,000
1964 1,071,287 2,475,000
1965 1,098,335 2,563,000
1966 1,124,957 2,629,000
1967 1,152,339 2,745,000
1968 1,181,737 2,803,000
1969 1,212,005 2,877,000
1970 1,243,453 2,974,000
1971 1,276,154 3,069,000
1972 1,309,235 3,148,000
1973 1,342,669 3,278,000
1974 1,375,688 3,377,000
1975 1,408,210 3,455,000
1976 1,443,807 3,533,000
1977 1,482,565 3,613,000
1978 1,522,378 3,690,000
1979 1,563,332 3,786,000
1980 1,605,797 3,878,000
1981 1,649,939 3,956,000
1982 1,695,461 4,031,000
1983 1,736,160 4,105,000
1984 1,771,730 4,159,000
1985 1,807,816 4,233,000
1986 1,845,164 4,299,000
1987 1,888,669 4,369,000
1988 1,938,255 4,442,000
1989 1,987,017 4,518,000
1990 2,032,737 4,660,000
1991 1,919,571 4,949,000
1992 1,798,748 5,123,000
1993 1,856,006 5,261,000
1994 1,913,915 5,399,000
1995 2,025,267 5,545,000
1996 2,128,464 5,692,000
1997 2,152,135 5,836,000
1998 2,180,419 5,971,000
1999 2,212,780 6,125,000
2000 2,247,031 6,289,000
2001 2,312,079 6,439,000
2002 2,392,978 6,570,000
2003 2,493,903 6,689,700
2004 2,598,284 6,809,000
2005 2,661,215 6,930,100
2006 2,703,502 7,053,700
2007 2,743,222 7,180,100
2008 2,816,327 7,308,800
2009 2,887,885 7,485,600
2010 2,945,186 7,623,600
2011 2,998,485 7,765,800
2012 3,036,988 7,910,500
2013 3,074,360 8,059,500
2014 3,095,173 8,215,700
2015 3,105,546 8,380,100
2016 3,124,698 8,546,000
2017 3,150,347 8,713,300
2018 3,192,760 8,882,800
2019 3,240,194 9,054,000
2020 3,291,271 9,215,100
2021 3,350,183 9,371,400
2022 3,409,447 9,557,500
2023 3,470,390 9,849,000
2024 3,535,603 9,974,400

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Israel

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Israel
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Israel
1960 6.48 3.87
1961 6.47 3.86
1962 6.5 3.85
1963 6.48 3.84
1964 6.49 3.83
1965 6.49 3.81
1966 6.5 3.8
1967 6.5 3.79
1968 6.5 3.79
1969 6.5 3.78
1970 6.54 3.78
1971 6.54 3.77
1972 6.54 3.77
1973 6.55 3.7
1974 6.57 3.63
1975 6.59 3.55
1976 6.6 3.48
1977 6.61 3.41
1978 6.61 3.35
1979 6.62 3.3
1980 6.61 3.24
1981 6.62 3.19
1982 6.63 3.13
1983 6.65 3.11
1984 6.62 3.08
1985 6.59 3.06
1986 6.56 3.03
1987 6.52 3.01
1988 6.47 2.95
1989 6.41 2.89
1990 6.34 2.82
1991 6.24 2.76
1992 6.16 2.7
1993 6.07 2.8
1994 6.01 2.9
1995 5.94 2.9
1996 5.84 2.9
1997 5.74 2.94
1998 5.63 2.98
1999 5.52 2.97
2000 5.4 2.95
2001 5.31 2.92
2002 5.23 2.89
2003 5.14 2.95
2004 5.04 2.9
2005 4.93 2.84
2006 4.88 2.88
2007 4.81 2.9
2008 4.74 2.96
2009 4.66 2.96
2010 4.57 3.03
2011 4.49 2.98
2012 4.41 3.05
2013 4.34 3.03
2014 4.27 3.08
2015 4.22 3.09
2016 4.16 3.11
2017 4.11 3.11
2018 4.06 3.09
2019 4 3.01
2020 3.93 2.9
2021 3.87 3
2022 3.79 2.89
2023 3.71 2.85

Eritrea and Israel demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Israel
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Israel
1960 18.8 25.3
1961 18.9 25.3
1962 18.9 25
1963 19 24.6
1964 19 24.1
1965 19 23.8
1966 19 23.5
1967 18.9 23.4
1968 18.9 23.3
1969 18.8 23.3
1970 18.6 23.4
1971 18.5 23.5
1972 18.3 23.7
1973 18.2 23.8
1974 18.2 24
1975 18.1 24.2
1976 18 24.3
1977 17.9 24.5
1978 17.8 24.7
1979 17.8 24.8
1980 17.8 25
1981 17.7 25.1
1982 17.7 25.2
1983 17.7 25.3
1984 17.8 25.4
1985 17.8 25.4
1986 17.9 25.4
1987 17.9 25.5
1988 17.8 25.5
1989 17.7 25.6
1990 17.6 25.8
1991 17.6 26.2
1992 17.5 26.4
1993 17.6 26.5
1994 17.6 26.6
1995 18.1 26.9
1996 18.4 27.1
1997 18 27.3
1998 17.8 27.4
1999 17.5 27.6
2000 17.4 27.8
2001 17.5 28
2002 17.7 28.2
2003 18 28.4
2004 18.3 28.5
2005 18.3 28.7
2006 18.2 28.9
2007 18.1 29.1
2008 18.2 29.2
2009 18.4 29.3
2010 18.4 29.4
2011 18.5 29.5
2012 18.5 29.5
2013 18.5 29.6
2014 18.5 29.7
2015 18.4 29.8
2016 18.4 29.8
2017 18.5 29.9
2018 18.7 29.9
2019 18.9 29.9
2020 19.1 30
2021 19.3 30
2022 19.5 30.1
2023 19.7 30.2
2024 19.9 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Israel
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$528B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
41.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
5.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
178,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.9%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
17.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
179,905
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.79%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
41
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
511
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$331B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$215B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$952M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
4,905,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
2.39%
2020
Banked people share n/a
89.3%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Israel
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
2,460 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$21.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
6.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
96.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
6.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
5.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
13.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
6,772 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
7.63%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Israel
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+10,612
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
92.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
84.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
92
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
1.63
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
97.8%
2011
English speaking
0%
2025
85%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
88.2%
2024

Health

Eritrea Israel
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$4,224
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$855
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.88%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
3.71
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
27.8 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
23.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
10.1%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
43
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
2.84 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Israel
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
838 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
2,072 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
541 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
12,670 mi
2021

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