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Eritrea vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 96th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Maldives
Population
3667774
531152
Population rank 131/197 168/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Eritrea and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Maldives
Year GDP
Eritrea Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 - $109,503,546
1985 - $127,190,758
1986 - $141,882,254
1987 - $141,223,029
1988 - $168,514,513
1989 - $189,514,434
1990 - $215,043,970
1991 - $244,396,762
1992 $477,101,652 $284,875,809
1993 $467,872,715 $322,417,837
1994 $531,688,312 $356,014,932
1995 $578,015,625 $398,988,955
1996 $693,535,954 $450,382,328
1997 $686,490,090 $508,223,602
1998 $745,523,117 $540,096,398
1999 $688,918,537 $589,239,754
2000 $706,370,816 $624,337,145
2001 $752,371,689 $870,031,677
2002 $729,321,680 $897,031,250
2003 $870,248,268 $1,052,121,055
2004 $1,109,054,005 $1,226,829,563
2005 $1,098,424,686 $1,163,362,438
2006 $1,211,161,880 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,317,974,491 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,380,188,800 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,856,695,551 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,589,515,447 $2,588,176,055
2011 $2,065,001,626 $2,774,350,240
2012 - $2,886,163,997
2013 - $3,295,009,238
2014 - $3,697,353,039
2015 - $4,129,505,319
2016 - $4,409,942,624
2017 - $4,816,426,257
2018 - $5,404,344,163
2019 - $5,726,094,799
2020 - $3,712,604,583
2021 - $5,252,457,370
2022 - $6,177,118,114
2023 - $6,590,894,302
2024 - $6,975,146,349

Eritrea and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 - $594
1985 - $669
1986 - $720
1987 - $692
1988 - $799
1989 - $870
1990 - $957
1991 - $1,054
1992 $265.2 $1,194
1993 $252.1 $1,317
1994 $277.8 $1,419
1995 $285.4 $1,555
1996 $326 $1,717
1997 $319 $1,898
1998 $342 $1,980
1999 $311 $2,124
2000 $314 $2,214
2001 $325 $3,034
2002 $305 $3,076
2003 $349 $3,549
2004 $427 $4,070
2005 $413 $3,797
2006 $448 $5,019
2007 $480 $5,758
2008 $490 $6,757
2009 $643 $6,734
2010 $540 $7,174
2011 $689 $7,425
2012 - $7,461
2013 - $8,236
2014 - $8,939
2015 - $9,645
2016 - $9,948
2017 - $10,510
2018 - $11,423
2019 - $11,740
2020 - $7,394
2021 - $10,176
2022 - $11,786
2023 - $12,530
2024 - $13,216

Eritrea vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Maldives
1950 33.3 36.5
1951 33.6 37.1
1952 34 37
1953 34.4 36.9
1954 34.8 36.9
1955 35.2 37
1956 35.6 37.1
1957 30.4 37.3
1958 30.9 37.6
1959 37 37.9
1960 37.4 38.2
1961 37.9 38.6
1962 38.3 39.1
1963 38.8 39.6
1964 39.2 40.2
1965 39.6 40.8
1966 37.6 41.4
1967 40.2 42.1
1968 40.5 42.9
1969 40.8 43.7
1970 41.2 44.5
1971 41.5 45.5
1972 40.7 46.4
1973 41.1 47.5
1974 39 48.5
1975 39 49.6
1976 42.6 50.8
1977 43 51.8
1978 43.4 50.4
1979 43.8 53.9
1980 44.6 54.8
1981 45 55.7
1982 44.9 56.6
1983 37.2 57.5
1984 37.7 58.3
1985 38.6 59.2
1986 39.5 60
1987 47.4 60.8
1988 48.1 61.6
1989 47.8 62.4
1990 49.7 63.1
1991 50.5 63.9
1992 52.4 64.7
1993 53.2 65.4
1994 54 66.2
1995 54.8 67
1996 55.5 67.7
1997 56.2 68.5
1998 50 69.3
1999 44.5 70.2
2000 56.3 70.9
2001 58.4 71.7
2002 58.9 72.4
2003 59.5 73.3
2004 60.1 73
2005 60.6 74.8
2006 61.5 75.3
2007 62 75.7
2008 62.4 76
2009 63.2 76.4
2010 63.7 76.8
2011 64.2 77.1
2012 64.7 77.5
2013 65 77.8
2014 65.5 78.2
2015 65.9 78.6
2016 66.2 78.9
2017 66.6 79.2
2018 67 79.4
2019 67.3 79.7
2020 67 78.7
2021 66.9 78.1
2022 67.8 80.8
2023 68.6 81
2024 68.9 81.3
2025 69.2 81.5

Eritrea and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Maldives
Year Population
Eritrea Maldives
1960 972,547 91,189
1961 995,573 93,450
1962 1,019,788 95,802
1963 1,045,092 98,222
1964 1,071,287 100,662
1965 1,098,335 104,102
1966 1,124,957 108,507
1967 1,152,339 112,528
1968 1,181,737 116,075
1969 1,212,005 119,564
1970 1,243,453 123,219
1971 1,276,154 127,035
1972 1,309,235 130,968
1973 1,342,669 134,952
1974 1,375,688 138,978
1975 1,408,210 143,158
1976 1,443,807 147,525
1977 1,482,565 151,930
1978 1,522,378 156,159
1979 1,563,332 160,360
1980 1,605,797 164,835
1981 1,649,939 169,532
1982 1,695,461 174,333
1983 1,736,160 179,128
1984 1,771,730 184,198
1985 1,807,816 190,169
1986 1,845,164 196,935
1987 1,888,669 203,944
1988 1,938,255 210,885
1989 1,987,017 217,738
1990 2,032,737 224,762
1991 1,919,571 231,802
1992 1,798,748 238,543
1993 1,856,006 244,884
1994 1,913,915 250,822
1995 2,025,267 256,649
1996 2,128,464 262,347
1997 2,152,135 267,707
1998 2,180,419 272,723
1999 2,212,780 277,412
2000 2,247,031 282,019
2001 2,312,079 286,767
2002 2,392,978 291,616
2003 2,493,903 296,491
2004 2,598,284 301,413
2005 2,661,215 306,429
2006 2,703,502 313,851
2007 2,743,222 324,479
2008 2,816,327 336,170
2009 2,887,885 348,275
2010 2,945,186 360,792
2011 2,998,485 373,674
2012 3,036,988 386,818
2013 3,074,360 400,070
2014 3,095,173 413,617
2015 3,105,546 428,154
2016 3,124,698 443,308
2017 3,150,347 458,287
2018 3,192,760 473,099
2019 3,240,194 487,731
2020 3,291,271 502,118
2021 3,350,183 516,154
2022 3,409,447 524,106
2023 3,470,390 525,994
2024 3,535,603 527,799

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Maldives

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Maldives
1960 6.48 6.71
1961 6.47 6.79
1962 6.5 6.89
1963 6.48 6.94
1964 6.49 7
1965 6.49 7.07
1966 6.5 7.15
1967 6.5 7.23
1968 6.5 7.28
1969 6.5 7.33
1970 6.54 7.39
1971 6.54 7.38
1972 6.54 7.37
1973 6.55 7.4
1974 6.57 7.38
1975 6.59 7.32
1976 6.6 7.29
1977 6.61 7.27
1978 6.61 7.23
1979 6.62 7.23
1980 6.61 7.23
1981 6.62 7.19
1982 6.63 7.15
1983 6.65 7.09
1984 6.62 7.03
1985 6.59 6.94
1986 6.56 6.85
1987 6.52 6.73
1988 6.47 6.58
1989 6.41 6.39
1990 6.34 6.13
1991 6.24 5.8
1992 6.16 5.44
1993 6.07 5.06
1994 6.01 4.69
1995 5.94 4.29
1996 5.84 3.86
1997 5.74 3.48
1998 5.63 3.17
1999 5.52 2.9
2000 5.4 2.69
2001 5.31 2.53
2002 5.23 2.42
2003 5.14 2.34
2004 5.04 2.26
2005 4.93 2.2
2006 4.88 2.2
2007 4.81 2.29
2008 4.74 2.37
2009 4.66 2.39
2010 4.57 2.35
2011 4.49 2.31
2012 4.41 2.25
2013 4.34 2.17
2014 4.27 2.09
2015 4.22 2
2016 4.16 1.9
2017 4.11 1.8
2018 4.06 1.71
2019 4 1.64
2020 3.93 1.61
2021 3.87 1.6
2022 3.79 1.58
2023 3.71 1.58

Eritrea and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Maldives
1960 18.8 20.6
1961 18.9 20.6
1962 18.9 20.6
1963 19 20.6
1964 19 20.5
1965 19 19.9
1966 19 18.9
1967 18.9 18.2
1968 18.9 17.8
1969 18.8 17.6
1970 18.6 17.4
1971 18.5 17.3
1972 18.3 17.2
1973 18.2 17.2
1974 18.2 17.2
1975 18.1 17.1
1976 18 17
1977 17.9 17
1978 17.8 17
1979 17.8 16.9
1980 17.8 16.8
1981 17.7 16.8
1982 17.7 16.9
1983 17.7 16.9
1984 17.8 17
1985 17.8 17
1986 17.9 16.9
1987 17.9 16.7
1988 17.8 16.6
1989 17.7 16.5
1990 17.6 16.4
1991 17.6 16.4
1992 17.5 16.4
1993 17.6 16.5
1994 17.6 16.7
1995 18.1 16.9
1996 18.4 17.3
1997 18 17.6
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.5 18.4
2000 17.4 18.9
2001 17.5 19.3
2002 17.7 19.8
2003 18 20.3
2004 18.3 20.9
2005 18.3 21.5
2006 18.2 22.1
2007 18.1 22.7
2008 18.2 23.2
2009 18.4 23.8
2010 18.4 24.4
2011 18.5 25.1
2012 18.5 25.8
2013 18.5 26.5
2014 18.5 27.1
2015 18.4 27.6
2016 18.4 28
2017 18.5 28.5
2018 18.7 29
2019 18.9 29.5
2020 19.1 30.1
2021 19.3 30.7
2022 19.5 31.4
2023 19.7 32.1
2024 19.9 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
n/a
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP n/a
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
78.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.5%
2017

Energy

Eritrea Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Maldives
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
97.9%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Eritrea Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Maldives
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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