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Eritrea vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 96th vs. 39th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Myanmar
Population
3667774
55119090
Population rank 131/197 27/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Eritrea and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year GDP
Eritrea Myanmar
1960 - $545,098,448
1961 - $605,581,577
1962 - $634,528,872
1963 - $598,998,419
1964 - $411,419,906
1965 - $367,053,117
1966 - $293,103,479
1967 - $420,359,036
1968 - $559,956,130
1969 - $571,854,215
1970 - $563,555,631
1971 - $587,448,405
1972 - $662,213,083
1973 - $719,754,655
1974 - $1,225,589,878
1975 - $1,061,107,354
1976 - $1,204,699,849
1977 - $873,579,932
1978 - $935,408,775
1979 - $952,265,043
1980 - $1,038,225,167
1981 - $1,111,000,765
1982 - $1,481,165,468
1983 - $1,381,573,615
1984 - $1,304,063,253
1985 - $1,478,908,173
1986 - $1,582,873,750
1987 - $1,562,448,077
1988 - $1,541,088,312
1989 - $2,013,448,229
1990 - $2,115,193,513
1991 - $2,069,832,687
1992 $477,101,652 $2,411,552,289
1993 $467,872,715 $3,163,020,035
1994 $531,688,312 $4,432,257,174
1995 $578,015,625 $5,289,174,943
1996 $693,535,954 $6,123,556,717
1997 $686,490,090 $4,722,288,496
1998 $745,523,117 $6,459,461,639
1999 $688,918,537 $8,486,832,801
2000 $706,370,816 $8,905,066,164
2001 $752,371,689 $6,477,790,688
2002 $729,321,680 $6,777,632,512
2003 $870,248,268 $10,467,109,978
2004 $1,109,054,005 $10,567,354,056
2005 $1,098,424,686 $11,986,972,419
2006 $1,211,161,880 $14,502,553,710
2007 $1,317,974,491 $20,182,477,481
2008 $1,380,188,800 $31,862,554,102
2009 $1,856,695,551 $36,906,181,381
2010 $1,589,515,447 $49,540,813,342
2011 $2,065,001,626 $59,977,326,086
2012 - $59,937,796,648
2013 - $60,269,732,855
2014 - $65,531,374,200
2015 - $59,607,290,408
2016 - $63,298,361,996
2017 - $66,053,040,483
2018 - $67,860,515,990
2019 - $75,065,106,228
2020 - $79,006,113,643
2021 - $66,345,291,160
2022 - $62,253,049,892
2023 - $66,757,619,000
2024 - $74,079,772,652

Eritrea and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Myanmar
1960 - $25.1
1961 - $27.3
1962 - $27.9
1963 - $25.8
1964 - $17.3
1965 - $15.1
1966 - $11.8
1967 - $16.5
1968 - $21.5
1969 - $21.5
1970 - $20.7
1971 - $21.1
1972 - $23.3
1973 - $24.8
1974 - $41.4
1975 - $35.2
1976 - $39.2
1977 - $27.9
1978 - $29.3
1979 - $29.2
1980 - $31.2
1981 - $32.8
1982 - $43
1983 - $39.3
1984 - $36.3
1985 - $40.4
1986 - $42.4
1987 - $41.1
1988 - $39.9
1989 - $51.3
1990 - $53.1
1991 - $51.2
1992 $265.2 $58.9
1993 $252.1 $76.2
1994 $277.8 $105.4
1995 $285.4 $124.1
1996 $326 $141.9
1997 $319 $108
1998 $342 $146
1999 $311 $189.5
2000 $314 $196.6
2001 $325 $141.5
2002 $305 $146.6
2003 $349 $224.3
2004 $427 $224.5
2005 $413 $252.7
2006 $448 $303
2007 $480 $419
2008 $490 $658
2009 $643 $758
2010 $540 $1,011
2011 $689 $1,214
2012 - $1,203
2013 - $1,199
2014 - $1,293
2015 - $1,167
2016 - $1,229
2017 - $1,273
2018 - $1,298
2019 - $1,426
2020 - $1,490
2021 - $1,243
2022 - $1,158
2023 - $1,233
2024 - $1,359

Eritrea vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Myanmar
1950 33.3 35.7
1951 33.6 36.5
1952 34 37.7
1953 34.4 38.6
1954 34.8 39.6
1955 35.2 40.4
1956 35.6 41.2
1957 30.4 42
1958 30.9 42.8
1959 37 43.4
1960 37.4 44.1
1961 37.9 44.6
1962 38.3 45.3
1963 38.8 46
1964 39.2 46.7
1965 39.6 47.4
1966 37.6 48.2
1967 40.2 48.9
1968 40.5 49.4
1969 40.8 50
1970 41.2 50.5
1971 41.5 51
1972 40.7 51.4
1973 41.1 51.8
1974 39 52.1
1975 39 52.5
1976 42.6 52.9
1977 43 53.3
1978 43.4 53.5
1979 43.8 54
1980 44.6 54.4
1981 45 54.7
1982 44.9 55
1983 37.2 55.3
1984 37.7 55.6
1985 38.6 55.8
1986 39.5 56.1
1987 47.4 56.4
1988 48.1 56.6
1989 47.8 56.9
1990 49.7 57.2
1991 50.5 57.4
1992 52.4 57.7
1993 53.2 58
1994 54 58.3
1995 54.8 58.7
1996 55.5 59.2
1997 56.2 59.5
1998 50 59.9
1999 44.5 60.1
2000 56.3 60.4
2001 58.4 60.6
2002 58.9 60.9
2003 59.5 61.2
2004 60.1 61.4
2005 60.6 61.7
2006 61.5 62
2007 62 62.4
2008 62.4 56.4
2009 63.2 63.1
2010 63.7 63.5
2011 64.2 63.9
2012 64.7 64.3
2013 65 64.6
2014 65.5 65
2015 65.9 65.3
2016 66.2 65.6
2017 66.6 65.9
2018 67 66.2
2019 67.3 66.5
2020 67 66.6
2021 66.9 65.6
2022 67.8 66.5
2023 68.6 66.9
2024 68.9 67.1
2025 69.2 67.3

Eritrea and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year Population
Eritrea Myanmar
1960 972,547 21,730,250
1961 995,573 22,210,581
1962 1,019,788 22,704,719
1963 1,045,092 23,213,408
1964 1,071,287 23,737,315
1965 1,098,335 24,279,431
1966 1,124,957 24,836,496
1967 1,152,339 25,406,429
1968 1,181,737 25,989,662
1969 1,212,005 26,585,112
1970 1,243,453 27,193,016
1971 1,276,154 27,807,219
1972 1,309,235 28,428,324
1973 1,342,669 29,026,388
1974 1,375,688 29,598,167
1975 1,408,210 30,176,565
1976 1,443,807 30,758,811
1977 1,482,565 31,355,966
1978 1,522,378 31,972,976
1979 1,563,332 32,596,550
1980 1,605,797 33,227,204
1981 1,649,939 33,858,783
1982 1,695,461 34,482,965
1983 1,736,160 35,162,715
1984 1,771,730 35,899,313
1985 1,807,816 36,622,827
1986 1,845,164 37,314,878
1987 1,888,669 37,971,594
1988 1,938,255 38,600,927
1989 1,987,017 39,214,618
1990 2,032,737 39,817,251
1991 1,919,571 40,394,154
1992 1,798,748 40,950,342
1993 1,856,006 41,502,429
1994 1,913,915 42,055,143
1995 2,025,267 42,605,338
1996 2,128,464 43,154,860
1997 2,152,135 43,708,798
1998 2,180,419 44,257,793
1999 2,212,780 44,787,724
2000 2,247,031 45,290,841
2001 2,312,079 45,771,139
2002 2,392,978 46,232,653
2003 2,493,903 46,667,192
2004 2,598,284 47,068,772
2005 2,661,215 47,438,365
2006 2,703,502 47,785,135
2007 2,743,222 48,125,043
2008 2,816,327 48,390,793
2009 2,887,885 48,660,459
2010 2,945,186 49,024,382
2011 2,998,485 49,419,820
2012 3,036,988 49,837,446
2013 3,074,360 50,262,658
2014 3,095,173 50,681,634
2015 3,105,546 51,089,056
2016 3,124,698 51,495,696
2017 3,150,347 51,894,938
2018 3,192,760 52,272,247
2019 3,240,194 52,640,713
2020 3,291,271 53,016,522
2021 3,350,183 53,387,102
2022 3,409,447 53,756,787
2023 3,470,390 54,133,798
2024 3,535,603 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Myanmar
1960 6.48 5.9
1961 6.47 5.9
1962 6.5 5.9
1963 6.48 5.91
1964 6.49 5.91
1965 6.49 5.91
1966 6.5 5.88
1967 6.5 5.84
1968 6.5 5.8
1969 6.5 5.75
1970 6.54 5.68
1971 6.54 5.62
1972 6.54 5.53
1973 6.55 5.44
1974 6.57 5.34
1975 6.59 5.25
1976 6.6 5.16
1977 6.61 5.07
1978 6.61 4.99
1979 6.62 4.9
1980 6.61 4.79
1981 6.62 4.69
1982 6.63 4.66
1983 6.65 4.63
1984 6.62 4.52
1985 6.59 4.32
1986 6.56 4.08
1987 6.52 3.86
1988 6.47 3.67
1989 6.41 3.59
1990 6.34 3.5
1991 6.24 3.43
1992 6.16 3.35
1993 6.07 3.28
1994 6.01 3.2
1995 5.94 3.13
1996 5.84 3.06
1997 5.74 2.99
1998 5.63 2.91
1999 5.52 2.85
2000 5.4 2.81
2001 5.31 2.79
2002 5.23 2.77
2003 5.14 2.68
2004 5.04 2.59
2005 4.93 2.52
2006 4.88 2.47
2007 4.81 2.45
2008 4.74 2.4
2009 4.66 2.37
2010 4.57 2.34
2011 4.49 2.31
2012 4.41 2.28
2013 4.34 2.26
2014 4.27 2.25
2015 4.22 2.27
2016 4.16 2.27
2017 4.11 2.25
2018 4.06 2.23
2019 4 2.21
2020 3.93 2.18
2021 3.87 2.16
2022 3.79 2.13
2023 3.71 2.12

Eritrea and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Myanmar
1960 18.8 20.9
1961 18.9 20.7
1962 18.9 20.5
1963 19 20.3
1964 19 20.1
1965 19 19.9
1966 19 19.8
1967 18.9 19.7
1968 18.9 19.6
1969 18.8 19.5
1970 18.6 19.5
1971 18.5 19.5
1972 18.3 19.6
1973 18.2 19.6
1974 18.2 19.7
1975 18.1 19.7
1976 18 19.8
1977 17.9 19.8
1978 17.8 19.9
1979 17.8 20
1980 17.8 20.1
1981 17.7 20.2
1982 17.7 20.3
1983 17.7 20.4
1984 17.8 20.5
1985 17.8 20.7
1986 17.9 20.9
1987 17.9 21.1
1988 17.8 21.3
1989 17.7 21.5
1990 17.6 21.7
1991 17.6 21.9
1992 17.5 22.1
1993 17.6 22.3
1994 17.6 22.5
1995 18.1 22.8
1996 18.4 23
1997 18 23.2
1998 17.8 23.5
1999 17.5 23.7
2000 17.4 24
2001 17.5 24.2
2002 17.7 24.5
2003 18 24.7
2004 18.3 25
2005 18.3 25.3
2006 18.2 25.5
2007 18.1 25.8
2008 18.2 26.2
2009 18.4 26.5
2010 18.4 26.8
2011 18.5 27.1
2012 18.5 27.4
2013 18.5 27.7
2014 18.5 28
2015 18.4 28.3
2016 18.4 28.6
2017 18.5 28.9
2018 18.7 29.2
2019 18.9 29.5
2020 19.1 29.7
2021 19.3 30
2022 19.5 30.3
2023 19.7 30.5
2024 19.9 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
14.3%
2019
Banked people share n/a
47.8%
2021

Energy

Eritrea Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Eritrea Myanmar
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
93.5%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Myanmar
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
97,555 mi
2013

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