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Eritrea vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 96th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Mauritius
Population
3667774
1256649
Population rank 131/197 157/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$15B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Eritrea and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year GDP
Eritrea Mauritius
1960 - $162,089,564
1961 - $191,757,729
1962 - $197,738,208
1963 - $253,839,558
1964 - $218,914,569
1965 - $230,024,161
1966 - $227,534,083
1967 - $238,439,291
1968 - $206,576,631
1969 - $221,553,613
1970 - $224,125,805
1971 - $251,437,338
1972 - $318,664,900
1973 - $404,285,775
1974 - $669,894,030
1975 - $673,311,287
1976 - $713,510,052
1977 - $834,722,972
1978 - $1,029,040,323
1979 - $1,227,446,632
1980 - $1,147,027,924
1981 - $1,157,769,444
1982 - $1,092,923,636
1983 - $1,104,956,573
1984 - $1,054,564,759
1985 - $1,090,611,325
1986 - $1,482,601,552
1987 - $1,906,174,438
1988 - $2,163,252,449
1989 - $2,211,312,823
1990 - $2,689,212,760
1991 - $2,895,354,736
1992 $477,101,652 $3,267,677,814
1993 $467,872,715 $3,307,302,126
1994 $531,688,312 $3,606,050,873
1995 $578,015,625 $4,094,741,652
1996 $693,535,954 $4,481,489,762
1997 $686,490,090 $4,243,755,308
1998 $745,523,117 $4,225,813,976
1999 $688,918,537 $4,402,193,195
2000 $706,370,816 $4,726,108,622
2001 $752,371,689 $4,675,755,867
2002 $729,321,680 $4,906,494,249
2003 $870,248,268 $5,894,873,920
2004 $1,109,054,005 $6,667,418,752
2005 $1,098,424,686 $6,576,108,447
2006 $1,211,161,880 $7,028,810,681
2007 $1,317,974,491 $8,150,150,209
2008 $1,380,188,800 $9,990,356,674
2009 $1,856,695,551 $9,128,843,109
2010 $1,589,515,447 $10,003,670,690
2011 $2,065,001,626 $11,518,413,430
2012 - $11,668,696,397
2013 - $12,292,974,141
2014 - $13,074,129,952
2015 - $12,007,291,046
2016 - $12,594,155,464
2017 - $13,713,506,131
2018 - $14,735,695,931
2019 - $14,436,346,980
2020 - $11,408,106,446
2021 - $11,484,348,858
2022 - $12,907,767,790
2023 - $14,101,195,733
2024 - $14,952,555,415

Eritrea and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Mauritius
1960 - $238.3
1961 - $281.7
1962 - $282.3
1963 - $353
1964 - $297.3
1965 - $305
1966 - $296
1967 - $304
1968 - $258.7
1969 - $272.7
1970 - $271.3
1971 - $299.6
1972 - $374
1973 - $467
1974 - $763
1975 - $755
1976 - $787
1977 - $906
1978 - $1,102
1979 - $1,292
1980 - $1,187
1981 - $1,181
1982 - $1,101
1983 - $1,103
1984 - $1,042
1985 - $1,069
1986 - $1,442
1987 - $1,840
1988 - $2,074
1989 - $2,103
1990 - $2,540
1991 - $2,705
1992 $265.2 $3,013
1993 $252.1 $3,014
1994 $277.8 $3,240
1995 $285.4 $3,648
1996 $326 $3,952
1997 $319 $3,696
1998 $342 $3,642
1999 $311 $3,746
2000 $314 $3,982
2001 $325 $3,909
2002 $305 $4,073
2003 $349 $4,858
2004 $427 $5,461
2005 $413 $5,354
2006 $448 $5,696
2007 $480 $6,575
2008 $490 $8,030
2009 $643 $7,318
2010 $540 $8,000
2011 $689 $9,197
2012 - $9,291
2013 - $9,765
2014 - $10,366
2015 - $9,508
2016 - $9,966
2017 - $10,842
2018 - $11,643
2019 - $11,403
2020 - $9,011
2021 - $9,069
2022 - $10,224
2023 - $11,182
2024 - $11,872

Eritrea vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Mauritius
1950 33.3 51.9
1951 33.6 52.5
1952 34 52.1
1953 34.4 51.5
1954 34.8 52.2
1955 35.2 53.8
1956 35.6 55.1
1957 30.4 55.7
1958 30.9 56.4
1959 37 57.4
1960 37.4 58.4
1961 37.9 59.5
1962 38.3 60.5
1963 38.8 61.1
1964 39.2 61.5
1965 39.6 62.1
1966 37.6 62.1
1967 40.2 61.7
1968 40.5 62.1
1969 40.8 62.7
1970 41.2 63.7
1971 41.5 63.8
1972 40.7 63.8
1973 41.1 64.3
1974 39 64.2
1975 39 64.4
1976 42.6 64
1977 43 64.8
1978 43.4 65.3
1979 43.8 66
1980 44.6 66.5
1981 45 67.2
1982 44.9 67.9
1983 37.2 68.4
1984 37.7 68.6
1985 38.6 68.7
1986 39.5 68.9
1987 47.4 69.2
1988 48.1 69.4
1989 47.8 69.5
1990 49.7 69.8
1991 50.5 70.1
1992 52.4 70.2
1993 53.2 70.4
1994 54 70.4
1995 54.8 70.6
1996 55.5 70.5
1997 56.2 70.7
1998 50 70.9
1999 44.5 71.4
2000 56.3 71.8
2001 58.4 72
2002 58.9 72.1
2003 59.5 72.3
2004 60.1 72.5
2005 60.6 72.6
2006 61.5 72.8
2007 62 72.9
2008 62.4 73.1
2009 63.2 73.3
2010 63.7 73.6
2011 64.2 74.1
2012 64.7 74.3
2013 65 74.4
2014 65.5 74.6
2015 65.9 74.7
2016 66.2 74.9
2017 66.6 75
2018 67 74.5
2019 67.3 74.2
2020 67 74.7
2021 66.9 72.9
2022 67.8 73.5
2023 68.6 74.9
2024 68.9 75.1
2025 69.2 75.3

Eritrea and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year Population
Eritrea Mauritius
1960 972,547 680,331
1961 995,573 680,757
1962 1,019,788 700,349
1963 1,045,092 718,861
1964 1,071,287 736,381
1965 1,098,335 753,000
1966 1,124,957 768,813
1967 1,152,339 783,917
1968 1,181,737 798,413
1969 1,212,005 812,405
1970 1,243,453 826,000
1971 1,276,154 839,230
1972 1,309,235 852,053
1973 1,342,669 864,819
1974 1,375,688 878,042
1975 1,408,210 892,000
1976 1,443,807 906,507
1977 1,482,565 921,379
1978 1,522,378 933,499
1979 1,563,332 949,888
1980 1,605,797 966,039
1981 1,649,939 980,462
1982 1,695,461 992,521
1983 1,736,160 1,001,691
1984 1,771,730 1,012,221
1985 1,807,816 1,020,528
1986 1,845,164 1,028,360
1987 1,888,669 1,036,082
1988 1,938,255 1,043,239
1989 1,987,017 1,051,260
1990 2,032,737 1,058,775
1991 1,919,571 1,070,266
1992 1,798,748 1,084,441
1993 1,856,006 1,097,374
1994 1,913,915 1,112,846
1995 2,025,267 1,122,457
1996 2,128,464 1,133,996
1997 2,152,135 1,148,284
1998 2,180,419 1,160,421
1999 2,212,780 1,175,267
2000 2,247,031 1,186,873
2001 2,312,079 1,196,287
2002 2,392,978 1,204,621
2003 2,493,903 1,213,370
2004 2,598,284 1,221,003
2005 2,661,215 1,228,254
2006 2,703,502 1,233,996
2007 2,743,222 1,239,630
2008 2,816,327 1,244,121
2009 2,887,885 1,247,429
2010 2,945,186 1,250,400
2011 2,998,485 1,252,404
2012 3,036,988 1,255,882
2013 3,074,360 1,258,927
2014 3,095,173 1,261,208
2015 3,105,546 1,262,879
2016 3,124,698 1,263,747
2017 3,150,347 1,264,887
2018 3,192,760 1,265,577
2019 3,240,194 1,265,985
2020 3,291,271 1,266,014
2021 3,350,183 1,266,334
2022 3,409,447 1,262,523
2023 3,470,390 1,261,041
2024 3,535,603 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Mauritius
1960 6.48 5.9
1961 6.47 5.98
1962 6.5 5.88
1963 6.48 6.18
1964 6.49 5.96
1965 6.49 5.51
1966 6.5 5.46
1967 6.5 4.63
1968 6.5 4.6
1969 6.5 3.97
1970 6.54 3.82
1971 6.54 3.51
1972 6.54 3.41
1973 6.55 3.07
1974 6.57 3.45
1975 6.59 3.2
1976 6.6 3.13
1977 6.61 3.07
1978 6.61 3.01
1979 6.62 2.91
1980 6.61 2.8
1981 6.62 2.67
1982 6.63 2.53
1983 6.65 2.4
1984 6.62 2.16
1985 6.59 2.02
1986 6.56 1.99
1987 6.52 2.05
1988 6.47 2.14
1989 6.41 2.23
1990 6.34 2.32
1991 6.24 2.3
1992 6.16 2.37
1993 6.07 2.21
1994 6.01 2.25
1995 5.94 2.14
1996 5.84 2.12
1997 5.74 2.04
1998 5.63 1.97
1999 5.52 2.05
2000 5.4 1.99
2001 5.31 1.91
2002 5.23 1.94
2003 5.14 1.87
2004 5.04 1.92
2005 4.93 1.88
2006 4.88 1.77
2007 4.81 1.74
2008 4.74 1.67
2009 4.66 1.59
2010 4.57 1.57
2011 4.49 1.55
2012 4.41 1.54
2013 4.34 1.44
2014 4.27 1.43
2015 4.22 1.36
2016 4.16 1.4
2017 4.11 1.44
2018 4.06 1.41
2019 4 1.4
2020 3.93 1.44
2021 3.87 1.41
2022 3.79 1.32
2023 3.71 1.39

Eritrea and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Mauritius
1960 18.8 17.4
1961 18.9 17.5
1962 18.9 17.6
1963 19 17.6
1964 19 17.6
1965 19 17.7
1966 19 17.8
1967 18.9 17.9
1968 18.9 18.1
1969 18.8 18.3
1970 18.6 18.5
1971 18.5 18.8
1972 18.3 19.1
1973 18.2 19.5
1974 18.2 19.8
1975 18.1 20.2
1976 18 20.6
1977 17.9 21
1978 17.8 21.3
1979 17.8 21.6
1980 17.8 21.9
1981 17.7 22.1
1982 17.7 22.4
1983 17.7 22.8
1984 17.8 23.2
1985 17.8 23.5
1986 17.9 23.9
1987 17.9 24.3
1988 17.8 24.7
1989 17.7 25.2
1990 17.6 25.6
1991 17.6 26
1992 17.5 26.3
1993 17.6 26.6
1994 17.6 26.9
1995 18.1 27.3
1996 18.4 27.6
1997 18 28
1998 17.8 28.4
1999 17.5 28.7
2000 17.4 29
2001 17.5 29.4
2002 17.7 29.7
2003 18 30
2004 18.3 30.3
2005 18.3 30.7
2006 18.2 31.1
2007 18.1 31.6
2008 18.2 32
2009 18.4 32.5
2010 18.4 32.9
2011 18.5 33.4
2012 18.5 33.8
2013 18.5 34.2
2014 18.5 34.6
2015 18.4 35
2016 18.4 35.4
2017 18.5 35.8
2018 18.7 36.2
2019 18.9 36.5
2020 19.1 36.8
2021 19.3 37.1
2022 19.5 37.5
2023 19.7 38
2024 19.9 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP n/a
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
12.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
89.6%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
1.48%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Mauritius
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
94.3%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Mauritius
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
1,509 mi
2015

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