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Eritrea vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 96th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Lebanon
Population
3667774
5888008
Population rank 131/197 115/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 179/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 188/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 137/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Eritrea and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year GDP
Eritrea Lebanon
1988 - $3,313,540,068
1989 - $2,717,998,688
1990 - $2,838,485,354
1991 - $4,690,415,093
1992 $477,101,652 $5,843,579,161
1993 $467,872,715 $7,941,744,492
1994 $531,688,312 $9,599,127,050
1995 $578,015,625 $11,718,795,529
1996 $693,535,954 $13,690,217,334
1997 $686,490,090 $15,751,867,489
1998 $745,523,117 $17,247,179,006
1999 $688,918,537 $17,391,056,369
2000 $706,370,816 $17,260,364,842
2001 $752,371,689 $17,649,751,244
2002 $729,321,680 $19,152,238,806
2003 $870,248,268 $20,082,918,740
2004 $1,109,054,005 $21,159,827,992
2005 $1,098,424,686 $21,497,336,499
2006 $1,211,161,880 $22,022,709,851
2007 $1,317,974,491 $24,827,355,015
2008 $1,380,188,800 $29,118,916,105
2009 $1,856,695,551 $35,399,582,929
2010 $1,589,515,447 $38,443,907,042
2011 $2,065,001,626 $39,927,125,962
2012 - $44,016,799,516
2013 - $46,880,103,081
2014 - $48,095,213,747
2015 - $49,929,337,837
2016 - $51,147,308,774
2017 - $53,027,680,686
2018 - $54,901,519,156
2019 - $51,605,959,131
2020 - $31,712,128,254
2021 - $23,131,941,557
2022 - $20,992,421,949
2023 - $20,078,620,357

Eritrea and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Lebanon
1988 - $959
1989 - $771
1990 - $790
1991 - $1,278
1992 $265.2 $1,559
1993 $252.1 $2,079
1994 $277.8 $2,468
1995 $285.4 $2,959
1996 $326 $3,393
1997 $319 $3,834
1998 $342 $4,125
1999 $311 $4,087
2000 $314 $3,987
2001 $325 $4,010
2002 $305 $4,291
2003 $349 $4,438
2004 $427 $4,601
2005 $413 $4,602
2006 $448 $4,635
2007 $480 $5,125
2008 $490 $5,912
2009 $643 $7,091
2010 $540 $7,626
2011 $689 $7,835
2012 - $8,407
2013 - $8,162
2014 - $7,578
2015 - $7,714
2016 - $8,089
2017 - $8,608
2018 - $9,175
2019 - $8,906
2020 - $5,561
2021 - $4,045
2022 - $3,654
2023 - $3,478

Eritrea vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Lebanon
1950 33.3 59.9
1951 33.6 60.3
1952 34 60.8
1953 34.4 61.2
1954 34.8 61.6
1955 35.2 61.5
1956 35.6 62.2
1957 30.4 62.8
1958 30.9 61.2
1959 37 63.6
1960 37.4 63.9
1961 37.9 64.3
1962 38.3 64.6
1963 38.8 64.9
1964 39.2 65.1
1965 39.6 65.3
1966 37.6 65.5
1967 40.2 65.7
1968 40.5 65.8
1969 40.8 65.9
1970 41.2 66
1971 41.5 66.1
1972 40.7 66.2
1973 41.1 66.3
1974 39 66.4
1975 39 57.7
1976 42.6 36.4
1977 43 60.3
1978 43.4 60
1979 43.8 59.6
1980 44.6 59.9
1981 45 60.3
1982 44.9 47.2
1983 37.2 60.8
1984 37.7 61.2
1985 38.6 61.6
1986 39.5 62
1987 47.4 62.5
1988 48.1 62.9
1989 47.8 65.1
1990 49.7 65.5
1991 50.5 70.9
1992 52.4 71.2
1993 53.2 71.6
1994 54 72
1995 54.8 72.4
1996 55.5 72.6
1997 56.2 72.9
1998 50 73.2
1999 44.5 73.5
2000 56.3 73.9
2001 58.4 74.4
2002 58.9 74.8
2003 59.5 75.3
2004 60.1 75.7
2005 60.6 76.1
2006 61.5 75.7
2007 62 76.7
2008 62.4 77
2009 63.2 77.3
2010 63.7 77.5
2011 64.2 77.8
2012 64.7 77.9
2013 65 78
2014 65.5 78.1
2015 65.9 78.3
2016 66.2 78.3
2017 66.6 78.2
2018 67 78.3
2019 67.3 78.2
2020 67 76.3
2021 66.9 73.6
2022 67.8 78
2023 68.6 77.8
2024 68.9 77.9
2025 69.2 78.1

Eritrea and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year Population
Eritrea Lebanon
1960 972,547 1,794,406
1961 995,573 1,850,084
1962 1,019,788 1,909,578
1963 1,045,092 1,970,316
1964 1,071,287 2,030,543
1965 1,098,335 2,088,831
1966 1,124,957 2,148,260
1967 1,152,339 2,206,731
1968 1,181,737 2,266,368
1969 1,212,005 2,328,159
1970 1,243,453 2,386,114
1971 1,276,154 2,446,314
1972 1,309,235 2,509,729
1973 1,342,669 2,572,935
1974 1,375,688 2,635,185
1975 1,408,210 2,693,191
1976 1,443,807 2,726,469
1977 1,482,565 2,762,155
1978 1,522,378 2,822,682
1979 1,563,332 2,882,635
1980 1,605,797 2,944,763
1981 1,649,939 3,008,981
1982 1,695,461 3,054,931
1983 1,736,160 3,094,996
1984 1,771,730 3,152,744
1985 1,807,816 3,217,376
1986 1,845,164 3,300,365
1987 1,888,669 3,385,555
1988 1,938,255 3,454,649
1989 1,987,017 3,525,285
1990 2,032,737 3,595,175
1991 1,919,571 3,668,912
1992 1,798,748 3,747,371
1993 1,856,006 3,820,647
1994 1,913,915 3,889,799
1995 2,025,267 3,960,735
1996 2,128,464 4,034,781
1997 2,152,135 4,108,405
1998 2,180,419 4,181,281
1999 2,212,780 4,255,277
2000 2,247,031 4,329,340
2001 2,312,079 4,401,918
2002 2,392,978 4,463,504
2003 2,493,903 4,525,508
2004 2,598,284 4,599,279
2005 2,661,215 4,671,102
2006 2,703,502 4,751,136
2007 2,743,222 4,844,118
2008 2,816,327 4,925,354
2009 2,887,885 4,992,287
2010 2,945,186 5,041,288
2011 2,998,485 5,096,020
2012 3,036,988 5,235,742
2013 3,074,360 5,743,436
2014 3,095,173 6,346,990
2015 3,105,546 6,472,469
2016 3,124,698 6,323,060
2017 3,150,347 6,160,128
2018 3,192,760 5,984,119
2019 3,240,194 5,794,594
2020 3,291,271 5,702,398
2021 3,350,183 5,718,122
2022 3,409,447 5,744,489
2023 3,470,390 5,773,493
2024 3,535,603 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Lebanon
1960 6.48 5.88
1961 6.47 5.89
1962 6.5 5.9
1963 6.48 5.91
1964 6.49 5.85
1965 6.49 5.77
1966 6.5 5.68
1967 6.5 5.57
1968 6.5 5.45
1969 6.5 5.32
1970 6.54 5.19
1971 6.54 5.05
1972 6.54 4.91
1973 6.55 4.79
1974 6.57 4.65
1975 6.59 4.52
1976 6.6 4.39
1977 6.61 4.28
1978 6.61 4.18
1979 6.62 4.08
1980 6.61 4.01
1981 6.62 3.95
1982 6.63 3.86
1983 6.65 3.73
1984 6.62 3.66
1985 6.59 3.53
1986 6.56 3.47
1987 6.52 3.42
1988 6.47 3.39
1989 6.41 3.36
1990 6.34 3.27
1991 6.24 3.16
1992 6.16 3.05
1993 6.07 2.94
1994 6.01 2.82
1995 5.94 2.73
1996 5.84 2.7
1997 5.74 2.67
1998 5.63 2.65
1999 5.52 2.63
2000 5.4 2.6
2001 5.31 2.58
2002 5.23 2.52
2003 5.14 2.46
2004 5.04 2.38
2005 4.93 2.29
2006 4.88 2.24
2007 4.81 2.2
2008 4.74 2.17
2009 4.66 2.19
2010 4.57 2.26
2011 4.49 2.32
2012 4.41 2.35
2013 4.34 2.36
2014 4.27 2.38
2015 4.22 2.38
2016 4.16 2.39
2017 4.11 2.37
2018 4.06 2.35
2019 4 2.33
2020 3.93 2.31
2021 3.87 2.28
2022 3.79 2.26
2023 3.71 2.24

Eritrea and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Lebanon
1960 18.8 19.9
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.9 19.1
1963 19 18.7
1964 19 18.4
1965 19 18.2
1966 19 18.1
1967 18.9 18
1968 18.9 18
1969 18.8 18.1
1970 18.6 18.2
1971 18.5 18.3
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.2 18.7
1974 18.2 18.9
1975 18.1 19
1976 18 19.1
1977 17.9 19.2
1978 17.8 19.4
1979 17.8 19.6
1980 17.8 19.8
1981 17.7 19.9
1982 17.7 20.1
1983 17.7 20.3
1984 17.8 20.5
1985 17.8 20.7
1986 17.9 20.8
1987 17.9 21
1988 17.8 21.2
1989 17.7 21.4
1990 17.6 21.6
1991 17.6 21.8
1992 17.5 22
1993 17.6 22.3
1994 17.6 22.5
1995 18.1 22.8
1996 18.4 23.1
1997 18 23.4
1998 17.8 23.7
1999 17.5 24
2000 17.4 24.3
2001 17.5 24.6
2002 17.7 24.9
2003 18 25.2
2004 18.3 25.6
2005 18.3 26
2006 18.2 26.3
2007 18.1 26.7
2008 18.2 27.1
2009 18.4 27.5
2010 18.4 27.9
2011 18.5 28.2
2012 18.5 28.6
2013 18.5 28.9
2014 18.5 29.2
2015 18.4 29.4
2016 18.4 29.5
2017 18.5 29.4
2018 18.7 29.3
2019 18.9 29
2020 19.1 28.9
2021 19.3 29
2022 19.5 29.2
2023 19.7 29.4
2024 19.9 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP n/a
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
23%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Lebanon
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
92%
2019
English speaking
0%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Lebanon
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
13,487 mi
2017

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