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Eritrea vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 96th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Jamaica
Population
3667774
2837071
Population rank 131/197 140/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Eritrea and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year GDP
Eritrea Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 - $3,249,733,140
1978 - $2,644,527,822
1979 - $2,425,064,229
1980 - $2,679,379,372
1981 - $2,979,027,966
1982 - $3,293,496,312
1983 - $3,619,262,277
1984 - $2,373,564,549
1985 - $2,100,239,019
1986 - $2,754,549,582
1987 - $3,287,007,322
1988 - $3,828,342,820
1989 - $4,404,937,853
1990 - $4,592,208,087
1991 - $4,106,207,649
1992 $477,101,652 $3,535,460,090
1993 $467,872,715 $5,440,075,676
1994 $531,688,312 $5,452,558,947
1995 $578,015,625 $6,577,520,643
1996 $693,535,954 $7,393,891,921
1997 $686,490,090 $8,400,041,724
1998 $745,523,117 $8,787,195,622
1999 $688,918,537 $8,887,057,997
2000 $706,370,816 $9,005,064,475
2001 $752,371,689 $9,194,727,831
2002 $729,321,680 $9,719,009,495
2003 $870,248,268 $9,430,234,811
2004 $1,109,054,005 $10,174,664,854
2005 $1,098,424,686 $11,243,865,778
2006 $1,211,161,880 $11,930,179,090
2007 $1,317,974,491 $12,799,600,047
2008 $1,380,188,800 $13,709,401,520
2009 $1,856,695,551 $12,120,458,115
2010 $1,589,515,447 $13,220,549,908
2011 $2,065,001,626 $14,444,661,522
2012 - $14,807,086,556
2013 - $14,264,205,153
2014 - $13,899,217,680
2015 - $14,188,936,918
2016 - $14,077,096,677
2017 - $14,808,985,133
2018 - $15,730,792,876
2019 - $15,830,766,531
2020 - $13,812,421,836
2021 - $14,657,586,159
2022 - $17,097,760,687
2023 - $19,423,355,367
2024 - $19,930,288,337

Eritrea and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 - $1,569
1978 - $1,262
1979 - $1,144
1980 - $1,249
1981 - $1,370
1982 - $1,494
1983 - $1,619
1984 - $1,048
1985 - $917
1986 - $1,191
1987 - $1,411
1988 - $1,632
1989 - $1,865
1990 - $1,930
1991 - $1,710
1992 $265.2 $1,458
1993 $252.1 $2,221
1994 $277.8 $2,203
1995 $285.4 $2,631
1996 $326 $2,929
1997 $319 $3,297
1998 $342 $3,419
1999 $311 $3,432
2000 $314 $3,453
2001 $325 $3,504
2002 $305 $3,681
2003 $349 $3,550
2004 $427 $3,808
2005 $413 $4,184
2006 $448 $4,417
2007 $480 $4,716
2008 $490 $5,030
2009 $643 $4,428
2010 $540 $4,810
2011 $689 $5,233
2012 - $5,341
2013 - $5,124
2014 - $4,975
2015 - $5,063
2016 - $5,010
2017 - $5,259
2018 - $5,578
2019 - $5,607
2020 - $4,879
2021 - $5,165
2022 - $6,022
2023 - $6,840
2024 - $7,020

Eritrea vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Jamaica
1950 33.3 56.6
1951 33.6 57.1
1952 34 58.1
1953 34.4 58.9
1954 34.8 59.6
1955 35.2 60.4
1956 35.6 61.2
1957 30.4 61.9
1958 30.9 62.6
1959 37 63.2
1960 37.4 63.8
1961 37.9 64.3
1962 38.3 64.6
1963 38.8 65
1964 39.2 65.3
1965 39.6 65.7
1966 37.6 65.9
1967 40.2 66.1
1968 40.5 66.3
1969 40.8 66.5
1970 41.2 66.7
1971 41.5 67
1972 40.7 67.3
1973 41.1 67.6
1974 39 67.9
1975 39 68.2
1976 42.6 68.4
1977 43 68.6
1978 43.4 68.7
1979 43.8 68.8
1980 44.6 69
1981 45 69.1
1982 44.9 69.3
1983 37.2 69.5
1984 37.7 69.8
1985 38.6 70.1
1986 39.5 70.4
1987 47.4 70.9
1988 48.1 71.2
1989 47.8 71.5
1990 49.7 71.7
1991 50.5 71.8
1992 52.4 71.8
1993 53.2 71.8
1994 54 71.6
1995 54.8 71.5
1996 55.5 71.3
1997 56.2 71.2
1998 50 71.2
1999 44.5 71.2
2000 56.3 71.3
2001 58.4 71.3
2002 58.9 71.5
2003 59.5 71.6
2004 60.1 71.5
2005 60.6 71.5
2006 61.5 71.4
2007 62 71.4
2008 62.4 71.5
2009 63.2 71.7
2010 63.7 72
2011 64.2 72.2
2012 64.7 72.4
2013 65 72.4
2014 65.5 72.4
2015 65.9 72.2
2016 66.2 72.1
2017 66.6 71.9
2018 67 71.6
2019 67.3 71.5
2020 67 71.5
2021 66.9 69.1
2022 67.8 71.5
2023 68.6 71.5
2024 68.9 71.6
2025 69.2 71.7

Eritrea and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year Population
Eritrea Jamaica
1960 972,547 1,650,005
1961 995,573 1,673,261
1962 1,019,788 1,696,932
1963 1,045,092 1,721,099
1964 1,071,287 1,745,568
1965 1,098,335 1,769,192
1966 1,124,957 1,791,475
1967 1,152,339 1,812,865
1968 1,181,737 1,833,765
1969 1,212,005 1,855,127
1970 1,243,453 1,878,196
1971 1,276,154 1,903,728
1972 1,309,235 1,931,542
1973 1,342,669 1,961,219
1974 1,375,688 1,990,906
1975 1,408,210 2,018,981
1976 1,443,807 2,045,578
1977 1,482,565 2,070,657
1978 1,522,378 2,094,836
1979 1,563,332 2,119,486
1980 1,605,797 2,145,658
1981 1,649,939 2,173,818
1982 1,695,461 2,203,889
1983 1,736,160 2,234,832
1984 1,771,730 2,264,562
1985 1,807,816 2,290,656
1986 1,845,164 2,312,125
1987 1,888,669 2,329,813
1988 1,938,255 2,345,777
1989 1,987,017 2,361,916
1990 2,032,737 2,379,877
1991 1,919,571 2,400,869
1992 1,798,748 2,424,701
1993 1,856,006 2,449,916
1994 1,913,915 2,475,220
1995 2,025,267 2,500,151
1996 2,128,464 2,524,463
1997 2,152,135 2,547,848
1998 2,180,419 2,569,736
1999 2,212,780 2,589,795
2000 2,247,031 2,607,826
2001 2,312,079 2,624,403
2002 2,392,978 2,640,572
2003 2,493,903 2,656,623
2004 2,598,284 2,672,225
2005 2,661,215 2,687,066
2006 2,703,502 2,700,968
2007 2,743,222 2,713,800
2008 2,816,327 2,725,635
2009 2,887,885 2,736,995
2010 2,945,186 2,748,568
2011 2,998,485 2,760,494
2012 3,036,988 2,772,430
2013 3,074,360 2,783,687
2014 3,095,173 2,793,749
2015 3,105,546 2,802,534
2016 3,124,698 2,809,915
2017 3,150,347 2,815,764
2018 3,192,760 2,820,097
2019 3,240,194 2,823,271
2020 3,291,271 2,830,739
2021 3,350,183 2,837,682
2022 3,409,447 2,839,144
2023 3,470,390 2,839,786
2024 3,535,603 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Jamaica
1960 6.48 5.54
1961 6.47 5.6
1962 6.5 5.64
1963 6.48 5.73
1964 6.49 5.79
1965 6.49 5.72
1966 6.5 5.69
1967 6.5 5.67
1968 6.5 5.58
1969 6.5 5.47
1970 6.54 5.35
1971 6.54 5.21
1972 6.54 5.06
1973 6.55 5
1974 6.57 4.67
1975 6.59 4.44
1976 6.6 4.21
1977 6.61 4
1978 6.61 3.84
1979 6.62 3.72
1980 6.61 3.59
1981 6.62 3.51
1982 6.63 3.46
1983 6.65 3.41
1984 6.62 3.32
1985 6.59 3.21
1986 6.56 3.11
1987 6.52 3.02
1988 6.47 2.98
1989 6.41 2.93
1990 6.34 2.96
1991 6.24 3
1992 6.16 3.03
1993 6.07 2.99
1994 6.01 2.93
1995 5.94 2.85
1996 5.84 2.77
1997 5.74 2.68
1998 5.63 2.57
1999 5.52 2.47
2000 5.4 2.35
2001 5.31 2.3
2002 5.23 2.27
2003 5.14 2.24
2004 5.04 2.2
2005 4.93 2.15
2006 4.88 2.09
2007 4.81 2.02
2008 4.74 1.95
2009 4.66 1.88
2010 4.57 1.8
2011 4.49 1.72
2012 4.41 1.65
2013 4.34 1.59
2014 4.27 1.54
2015 4.22 1.51
2016 4.16 1.46
2017 4.11 1.43
2018 4.06 1.4
2019 4 1.39
2020 3.93 1.38
2021 3.87 1.38
2022 3.79 1.37
2023 3.71 1.36

Eritrea and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Jamaica
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.9 19.3
1963 19 19
1964 19 18.8
1965 19 18.5
1966 19 18.3
1967 18.9 18.1
1968 18.9 17.9
1969 18.8 17.8
1970 18.6 17.7
1971 18.5 17.7
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.2 17.9
1974 18.2 18
1975 18.1 18.2
1976 18 18.4
1977 17.9 18.6
1978 17.8 18.9
1979 17.8 19.1
1980 17.8 19.4
1981 17.7 19.6
1982 17.7 19.9
1983 17.7 20.1
1984 17.8 20.4
1985 17.8 20.6
1986 17.9 20.8
1987 17.9 21.1
1988 17.8 21.3
1989 17.7 21.6
1990 17.6 21.8
1991 17.6 22
1992 17.5 22.2
1993 17.6 22.3
1994 17.6 22.4
1995 18.1 22.5
1996 18.4 22.6
1997 18 22.7
1998 17.8 22.9
1999 17.5 23.1
2000 17.4 23.3
2001 17.5 23.6
2002 17.7 23.8
2003 18 24.1
2004 18.3 24.4
2005 18.3 24.6
2006 18.2 24.9
2007 18.1 25.3
2008 18.2 25.7
2009 18.4 26.1
2010 18.4 26.5
2011 18.5 27
2012 18.5 27.4
2013 18.5 27.9
2014 18.5 28.3
2015 18.4 28.8
2016 18.4 29.3
2017 18.5 29.8
2018 18.7 30.3
2019 18.9 30.8
2020 19.1 31.3
2021 19.3 31.7
2022 19.5 32.2
2023 19.7 32.8
2024 19.9 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP n/a
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Eritrea Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Eritrea Jamaica
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
88.7%
2015
English speaking
0%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Jamaica
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
13,745 mi
2011

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