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Eritrea vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 96th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Malta
Population
3667774
583596
Population rank 131/197 167/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Eritrea and Malta: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Malta economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Malta
Year GDP
Eritrea Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 - $1,250,198,601
1981 - $1,243,509,394
1982 - $1,234,474,404
1983 - $1,165,729,707
1984 - $1,101,807,023
1985 - $1,117,797,439
1986 - $1,435,038,441
1987 - $1,751,293,461
1988 - $2,019,503,068
1989 - $2,118,655,677
1990 - $2,547,328,748
1991 - $2,750,216,747
1992 $477,101,652 $3,021,942,759
1993 $467,872,715 $2,709,193,538
1994 $531,688,312 $2,998,505,428
1995 $578,015,625 $3,709,360,097
1996 $693,535,954 $3,822,489,746
1997 $686,490,090 $3,787,070,704
1998 $745,523,117 $4,010,092,091
1999 $688,918,537 $4,111,891,845
2000 $706,370,816 $4,036,809,865
2001 $752,371,689 $4,070,867,153
2002 $729,321,680 $4,455,127,398
2003 $870,248,268 $5,418,315,225
2004 $1,109,054,005 $6,104,141,501
2005 $1,098,424,686 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,211,161,880 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,317,974,491 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,380,188,800 $9,135,419,490
2009 $1,856,695,551 $8,734,745,632
2010 $1,589,515,447 $9,097,044,182
2011 $2,065,001,626 $9,789,361,705
2012 - $9,609,532,106
2013 - $10,796,782,634
2014 - $11,888,032,862
2015 - $11,340,795,033
2016 - $12,025,782,885
2017 - $14,161,366,733
2018 - $16,153,779,511
2019 - $16,337,793,531
2020 - $16,409,900,599
2021 - $19,723,563,355
2022 - $19,239,187,084
2023 - $22,210,718,401
2024 - $24,322,006,608

Eritrea and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 - $3,948
1981 - $3,898
1982 - $3,788
1983 - $3,527
1984 - $3,333
1985 - $3,322
1986 - $4,195
1987 - $5,084
1988 - $5,814
1989 - $6,041
1990 - $7,192
1991 - $7,559
1992 $265.2 $8,220
1993 $252.1 $7,296
1994 $277.8 $8,000
1995 $285.4 $9,828
1996 $326 $10,062
1997 $319 $9,893
1998 $342 $10,408
1999 $311 $10,609
2000 $314 $10,348
2001 $325 $10,358
2002 $305 $11,251
2003 $349 $13,594
2004 $427 $15,212
2005 $413 $15,831
2006 $448 $16,654
2007 $480 $19,444
2008 $490 $22,315
2009 $643 $21,176
2010 $540 $21,947
2011 $689 $23,517
2012 - $22,878
2013 - $25,416
2014 - $27,425
2015 - $25,530
2016 - $26,459
2017 - $30,317
2018 - $33,382
2019 - $32,422
2020 - $31,834
2021 - $38,065
2022 - $36,224
2023 - $40,182
2024 - $42,347

Eritrea vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Malta
1950 33.3 63.5
1951 33.6 63.9
1952 34 64.1
1953 34.4 64.3
1954 34.8 65.1
1955 35.2 66.3
1956 35.6 66.8
1957 30.4 67.5
1958 30.9 67.8
1959 37 68.4
1960 37.4 68.4
1961 37.9 68.4
1962 38.3 69.2
1963 38.8 69.2
1964 39.2 69.3
1965 39.6 69.5
1966 37.6 69.7
1967 40.2 69.8
1968 40.5 69.9
1969 40.8 70.1
1970 41.2 70.4
1971 41.5 70.1
1972 40.7 70.7
1973 41.1 71.3
1974 39 71.9
1975 39 72.1
1976 42.6 72.2
1977 43 72.3
1978 43.4 72.3
1979 43.8 72.5
1980 44.6 72.3
1981 45 72.4
1982 44.9 72.8
1983 37.2 73.1
1984 37.7 73.3
1985 38.6 73.9
1986 39.5 74.5
1987 47.4 75.3
1988 48.1 75.9
1989 47.8 76.2
1990 49.7 76.2
1991 50.5 76.5
1992 52.4 76.7
1993 53.2 76.8
1994 54 76.9
1995 54.8 77
1996 55.5 76.3
1997 56.2 77.3
1998 50 77.8
1999 44.5 77.8
2000 56.3 77.9
2001 58.4 78.9
2002 58.9 78.5
2003 59.5 78.7
2004 60.1 79.2
2005 60.6 79.5
2006 61.5 79.6
2007 62 79.7
2008 62.4 79.7
2009 63.2 80.4
2010 63.7 81.4
2011 64.2 80.8
2012 64.7 81.1
2013 65 81.8
2014 65.5 82.3
2015 65.9 82.6
2016 66.2 82.7
2017 66.6 83.1
2018 67 82.9
2019 67.3 82.8
2020 67 82.3
2021 66.9 82.3
2022 67.8 82.2
2023 68.6 83.3
2024 68.9 83.5
2025 69.2 83.6

Eritrea and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Malta
Year Population
Eritrea Malta
1960 972,547 326,550
1961 995,573 325,250
1962 1,019,788 323,900
1963 1,045,092 322,550
1964 1,071,287 321,250
1965 1,098,335 318,800
1966 1,124,957 315,200
1967 1,152,339 311,550
1968 1,181,737 307,900
1969 1,212,005 304,300
1970 1,243,453 302,650
1971 1,276,154 302,700
1972 1,309,235 302,450
1973 1,342,669 302,200
1974 1,375,688 301,996
1975 1,408,210 304,222
1976 1,443,807 305,774
1977 1,482,565 306,970
1978 1,522,378 310,182
1979 1,563,332 313,342
1980 1,605,797 316,645
1981 1,649,939 318,982
1982 1,695,461 325,898
1983 1,736,160 330,524
1984 1,771,730 330,593
1985 1,807,816 336,452
1986 1,845,164 342,121
1987 1,888,669 344,485
1988 1,938,255 347,325
1989 1,987,017 350,722
1990 2,032,737 354,170
1991 1,919,571 363,845
1992 1,798,748 367,618
1993 1,856,006 371,308
1994 1,913,915 374,797
1995 2,025,267 377,419
1996 2,128,464 379,905
1997 2,152,135 382,791
1998 2,180,419 385,287
1999 2,212,780 387,578
2000 2,247,031 390,087
2001 2,312,079 393,028
2002 2,392,978 395,969
2003 2,493,903 398,582
2004 2,598,284 401,268
2005 2,661,215 403,834
2006 2,703,502 405,308
2007 2,743,222 406,724
2008 2,816,327 409,379
2009 2,887,885 412,477
2010 2,945,186 414,508
2011 2,998,485 416,268
2012 3,036,988 420,028
2013 3,074,360 424,810
2014 3,095,173 433,481
2015 3,105,546 444,220
2016 3,124,698 454,505
2017 3,150,347 467,106
2018 3,192,760 483,903
2019 3,240,194 503,912
2020 3,291,271 515,490
2021 3,350,183 518,150
2022 3,409,447 531,113
2023 3,470,390 552,747
2024 3,535,603 574,346

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Malta

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Malta
1960 6.48 3.62
1961 6.47 3.27
1962 6.5 3.24
1963 6.48 2.9
1964 6.49 2.79
1965 6.49 2.52
1966 6.5 2.33
1967 6.5 2.24
1968 6.5 2.12
1969 6.5 2.02
1970 6.54 2.03
1971 6.54 2.06
1972 6.54 2.01
1973 6.55 1.65
1974 6.57 1.64
1975 6.59 2.27
1976 6.6 2.21
1977 6.61 2.14
1978 6.61 2.05
1979 6.62 2.1
1980 6.61 1.99
1981 6.62 1.87
1982 6.63 1.9
1983 6.65 1.92
1984 6.62 1.95
1985 6.59 1.95
1986 6.56 1.93
1987 6.52 1.97
1988 6.47 2.06
1989 6.41 2.1
1990 6.34 2.02
1991 6.24 1.99
1992 6.16 2.07
1993 6.07 1.96
1994 6.01 1.84
1995 5.94 1.77
1996 5.84 1.99
1997 5.74 1.93
1998 5.63 1.84
1999 5.52 1.73
2000 5.4 1.68
2001 5.31 1.48
2002 5.23 1.45
2003 5.14 1.48
2004 5.04 1.4
2005 4.93 1.38
2006 4.88 1.36
2007 4.81 1.35
2008 4.74 1.43
2009 4.66 1.42
2010 4.57 1.36
2011 4.49 1.45
2012 4.41 1.42
2013 4.34 1.36
2014 4.27 1.38
2015 4.22 1.37
2016 4.16 1.37
2017 4.11 1.26
2018 4.06 1.23
2019 4 1.14
2020 3.93 1.13
2021 3.87 1.13
2022 3.79 1.08
2023 3.71 1.06

Eritrea and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Malta
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Malta
1960 18.8 23.6
1961 18.9 23.8
1962 18.9 24
1963 19 24.2
1964 19 24.4
1965 19 24.5
1966 19 24.6
1967 18.9 24.8
1968 18.9 25
1969 18.8 25.5
1970 18.6 25.9
1971 18.5 26.3
1972 18.3 26.8
1973 18.2 27.2
1974 18.2 27.6
1975 18.1 28
1976 18 28.4
1977 17.9 28.7
1978 17.8 29.2
1979 17.8 29.6
1980 17.8 30
1981 17.7 30.3
1982 17.7 30.6
1983 17.7 30.9
1984 17.8 31.2
1985 17.8 31.4
1986 17.9 31.7
1987 17.9 32
1988 17.8 32.4
1989 17.7 32.7
1990 17.6 33
1991 17.6 33.3
1992 17.5 33.7
1993 17.6 34
1994 17.6 34.3
1995 18.1 34.7
1996 18.4 35.1
1997 18 35.5
1998 17.8 35.8
1999 17.5 36.1
2000 17.4 36.4
2001 17.5 36.7
2002 17.7 37
2003 18 37.4
2004 18.3 37.7
2005 18.3 38.1
2006 18.2 38.4
2007 18.1 38.7
2008 18.2 39
2009 18.4 39.3
2010 18.4 39.6
2011 18.5 39.9
2012 18.5 40.2
2013 18.5 40.4
2014 18.5 40.6
2015 18.4 40.6
2016 18.4 40.6
2017 18.5 40.5
2018 18.7 40.2
2019 18.9 39.9
2020 19.1 39.9
2021 19.3 40.2
2022 19.5 40.8
2023 19.7 41.4
2024 19.9 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Malta
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
94.9%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Eritrea Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Malta
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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