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Eritrea vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 96th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Mexico
Population
3667774
132790957
Population rank 131/197 11/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 179/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Eritrea and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Mexico
Year GDP
Eritrea Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 - $35,520,000,000
1971 - $39,200,000,000
1972 - $45,200,000,000
1973 - $55,280,000,000
1974 - $72,000,000,000
1975 - $88,000,000,000
1976 - $88,875,923,765
1977 - $81,912,018,784
1978 - $102,648,570,299
1979 - $134,531,900,899
1980 - $205,577,055,466
1981 - $263,797,827,860
1982 - $184,602,611,610
1983 - $156,167,000,433
1984 - $184,230,754,105
1985 - $195,241,069,482
1986 - $134,556,034,673
1987 - $147,542,558,209
1988 - $181,611,150,497
1989 - $221,403,098,267
1990 - $261,253,675,693
1991 - $313,139,656,146
1992 $477,101,652 $363,157,832,924
1993 $467,872,715 $530,160,763,663
1994 $531,688,312 $553,618,247,901
1995 $578,015,625 $380,157,469,867
1996 $693,535,954 $432,157,945,024
1997 $686,490,090 $523,449,530,464
1998 $745,523,117 $557,461,102,631
1999 $688,918,537 $631,249,359,702
2000 $706,370,816 $742,061,329,749
2001 $752,371,689 $796,064,590,549
2002 $729,321,680 $810,666,116,402
2003 $870,248,268 $765,549,967,889
2004 $1,109,054,005 $819,459,227,375
2005 $1,098,424,686 $917,571,853,529
2006 $1,211,161,880 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $1,317,974,491 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $1,380,188,800 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $1,856,695,551 $943,437,415,025
2010 $1,589,515,447 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $2,065,001,626 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 - $1,255,110,424,666
2013 - $1,327,436,290,439
2014 - $1,364,507,717,765
2015 - $1,213,294,467,780
2016 - $1,112,233,497,453
2017 - $1,190,721,475,906
2018 - $1,256,300,182,776
2019 - $1,304,106,203,902
2020 - $1,121,064,767,402
2021 - $1,316,569,466,735
2022 - $1,466,464,899,304
2023 - $1,793,798,859,343
2024 - $1,852,722,885,258

Eritrea and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 - $699
1971 - $748
1972 - $837
1973 - $993
1974 - $1,256
1975 - $1,492
1976 - $1,465
1977 - $1,315
1978 - $1,604
1979 - $2,049
1980 - $3,055
1981 - $3,829
1982 - $2,621
1983 - $2,170
1984 - $2,506
1985 - $2,602
1986 - $1,757
1987 - $1,888
1988 - $2,279
1989 - $2,725
1990 - $3,154
1991 - $3,709
1992 $265.2 $4,221
1993 $252.1 $6,048
1994 $277.8 $6,202
1995 $285.4 $4,184
1996 $326 $4,674
1997 $319 $5,567
1998 $342 $5,833
1999 $311 $6,500
2000 $314 $7,524
2001 $325 $7,953
2002 $305 $7,983
2003 $349 $7,434
2004 $427 $7,850
2005 $413 $8,672
2006 $448 $9,513
2007 $480 $10,134
2008 $490 $10,524
2009 $643 $8,424
2010 $540 $9,729
2011 $689 $10,664
2012 - $10,744
2013 - $11,217
2014 - $11,391
2015 - $10,021
2016 - $9,098
2017 - $9,649
2018 - $10,085
2019 - $10,370
2020 - $8,841
2021 - $10,314
2022 - $11,402
2023 - $13,826
2024 - $14,158

Eritrea vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Mexico
1950 33.3 43.8
1951 33.6 44.8
1952 34 45.7
1953 34.4 47
1954 34.8 48.3
1955 35.2 49.6
1956 35.6 50.4
1957 30.4 51.1
1958 30.9 51.8
1959 37 52.7
1960 37.4 53.6
1961 37.9 54.4
1962 38.3 55.1
1963 38.8 55.5
1964 39.2 55.9
1965 39.6 56.7
1966 37.6 57.4
1967 40.2 58
1968 40.5 58.2
1969 40.8 58.4
1970 41.2 58.9
1971 41.5 59.4
1972 40.7 60.1
1973 41.1 60.5
1974 39 61.2
1975 39 61.9
1976 42.6 62.5
1977 43 63
1978 43.4 63.4
1979 43.8 63.9
1980 44.6 64.3
1981 45 64.7
1982 44.9 65.3
1983 37.2 65.8
1984 37.7 66.2
1985 38.6 66.8
1986 39.5 67.4
1987 47.4 67.9
1988 48.1 68.3
1989 47.8 68.6
1990 49.7 69
1991 50.5 69.4
1992 52.4 69.7
1993 53.2 70
1994 54 70.3
1995 54.8 70.7
1996 55.5 71.1
1997 56.2 71.5
1998 50 71.8
1999 44.5 72.2
2000 56.3 72.6
2001 58.4 72.9
2002 58.9 73.1
2003 59.5 73.3
2004 60.1 73.4
2005 60.6 73.6
2006 61.5 73.7
2007 62 73.8
2008 62.4 73.7
2009 63.2 73.6
2010 63.7 73.7
2011 64.2 73.9
2012 64.7 74.1
2013 65 74.3
2014 65.5 74.4
2015 65.9 74.4
2016 66.2 74.4
2017 66.6 74.3
2018 67 74.3
2019 67.3 74.5
2020 67 70.4
2021 66.9 69.7
2022 67.8 74
2023 68.6 75.1
2024 68.9 75.3
2025 69.2 75.4

Eritrea and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Mexico
Year Population
Eritrea Mexico
1960 972,547 36,724,615
1961 995,573 37,890,118
1962 1,019,788 39,129,200
1963 1,045,092 40,424,065
1964 1,071,287 41,772,049
1965 1,098,335 43,174,477
1966 1,124,957 44,629,106
1967 1,152,339 46,129,608
1968 1,181,737 47,668,303
1969 1,212,005 49,233,194
1970 1,243,453 50,814,953
1971 1,276,154 52,412,558
1972 1,309,235 54,030,168
1973 1,342,669 55,667,284
1974 1,375,688 57,320,149
1975 1,408,210 58,982,400
1976 1,443,807 60,645,512
1977 1,482,565 62,308,493
1978 1,522,378 63,979,046
1979 1,563,332 65,648,865
1980 1,605,797 67,300,334
1981 1,649,939 68,892,108
1982 1,695,461 70,433,260
1983 1,736,160 71,971,240
1984 1,771,730 73,506,846
1985 1,807,816 75,043,414
1986 1,845,164 76,585,637
1987 1,888,669 78,136,651
1988 1,938,255 79,695,531
1989 1,987,017 81,247,182
1990 2,032,737 82,820,170
1991 1,919,571 84,430,572
1992 1,798,748 86,044,809
1993 1,856,006 87,653,807
1994 1,913,915 89,259,205
1995 2,025,267 90,862,455
1996 2,128,464 92,452,702
1997 2,152,135 94,021,207
1998 2,180,419 95,575,245
1999 2,212,780 97,115,707
2000 2,247,031 98,625,552
2001 2,312,079 100,099,099
2002 2,392,978 101,548,624
2003 2,493,903 102,978,515
2004 2,598,284 104,394,131
2005 2,661,215 105,811,504
2006 2,703,502 107,253,666
2007 2,743,222 108,774,360
2008 2,816,327 110,374,288
2009 2,887,885 111,999,721
2010 2,945,186 113,623,895
2011 2,998,485 115,243,504
2012 3,036,988 116,818,208
2013 3,074,360 118,343,573
2014 3,095,173 119,784,261
2015 3,105,546 121,072,306
2016 3,124,698 122,251,351
2017 3,150,347 123,400,057
2018 3,192,760 124,573,711
2019 3,240,194 125,762,982
2020 3,291,271 126,799,054
2021 3,350,183 127,648,148
2022 3,409,447 128,613,117
2023 3,470,390 129,739,759
2024 3,535,603 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Mexico

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Mexico
1960 6.48 6.76
1961 6.47 6.78
1962 6.5 6.8
1963 6.48 6.82
1964 6.49 6.83
1965 6.49 6.82
1966 6.5 6.79
1967 6.5 6.75
1968 6.5 6.71
1969 6.5 6.63
1970 6.54 6.53
1971 6.54 6.42
1972 6.54 6.28
1973 6.55 6.12
1974 6.57 5.95
1975 6.59 5.74
1976 6.6 5.54
1977 6.61 5.36
1978 6.61 5.2
1979 6.62 4.96
1980 6.61 4.74
1981 6.62 4.57
1982 6.63 4.43
1983 6.65 4.3
1984 6.62 4.18
1985 6.59 4.09
1986 6.56 3.97
1987 6.52 3.8
1988 6.47 3.64
1989 6.41 3.53
1990 6.34 3.44
1991 6.24 3.36
1992 6.16 3.29
1993 6.07 3.21
1994 6.01 3.13
1995 5.94 3.04
1996 5.84 2.96
1997 5.74 2.89
1998 5.63 2.82
1999 5.52 2.76
2000 5.4 2.71
2001 5.31 2.67
2002 5.23 2.63
2003 5.14 2.58
2004 5.04 2.54
2005 4.93 2.5
2006 4.88 2.46
2007 4.81 2.42
2008 4.74 2.39
2009 4.66 2.36
2010 4.57 2.34
2011 4.49 2.32
2012 4.41 2.29
2013 4.34 2.27
2014 4.27 2.21
2015 4.22 2.14
2016 4.16 2.09
2017 4.11 2.04
2018 4.06 2.03
2019 4 2.02
2020 3.93 1.99
2021 3.87 1.97
2022 3.79 1.94
2023 3.71 1.91

Eritrea and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Mexico
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.9 16.5
1962 18.9 16.4
1963 19 16.3
1964 19 16.3
1965 19 16.2
1966 19 16.2
1967 18.9 16.1
1968 18.9 16.1
1969 18.8 16.1
1970 18.6 16.1
1971 18.5 16
1972 18.3 16
1973 18.2 16.1
1974 18.2 16.1
1975 18.1 16.2
1976 18 16.2
1977 17.9 16.4
1978 17.8 16.5
1979 17.8 16.6
1980 17.8 16.8
1981 17.7 17.1
1982 17.7 17.4
1983 17.7 17.7
1984 17.8 18
1985 17.8 18.3
1986 17.9 18.6
1987 17.9 18.9
1988 17.8 19.2
1989 17.7 19.4
1990 17.6 19.7
1991 17.6 20
1992 17.5 20.4
1993 17.6 20.7
1994 17.6 21
1995 18.1 21.4
1996 18.4 21.7
1997 18 22
1998 17.8 22.2
1999 17.5 22.5
2000 17.4 22.8
2001 17.5 23.1
2002 17.7 23.5
2003 18 23.8
2004 18.3 24.1
2005 18.3 24.4
2006 18.2 24.7
2007 18.1 25
2008 18.2 25.3
2009 18.4 25.6
2010 18.4 25.8
2011 18.5 26.1
2012 18.5 26.4
2013 18.5 26.7
2014 18.5 27
2015 18.4 27.3
2016 18.4 27.6
2017 18.5 28
2018 18.7 28.3
2019 18.9 28.6
2020 19.1 29
2021 19.3 29.2
2022 19.5 29.5
2023 19.7 29.9
2024 19.9 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
2.57%
2020
Banked people share n/a
53%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Eritrea Mexico
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
95.8%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
13%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
81.2%
2023

Health

Eritrea Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Mexico
% of world land
0.08%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
519,841 mi
2023

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