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Eritrea vs Peru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 34.2M in Peru (ranked 48/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 494,211 sq mi for Peru (ranked 96th vs. 19th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Peru
Population
3667774
34854181
Population rank 131/197 48/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$289B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 49/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$8,452
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 93/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$17,802
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$94.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$2,770
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 106/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$6,804
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
494,211 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Eritrea and Peru: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Peru economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Peru
Year GDP
Eritrea Peru
1960 - $2,571,986,572
1961 - $2,897,852,693
1962 - $3,284,322,201
1963 - $3,598,272,493
1964 - $4,353,664,867
1965 - $5,163,008,077
1966 - $6,109,048,737
1967 - $6,194,340,080
1968 - $5,736,083,835
1969 - $6,420,909,790
1970 - $7,432,223,177
1971 - $8,289,582,884
1972 - $9,189,413,409
1973 - $10,994,381,895
1974 - $13,858,441,211
1975 - $16,931,162,355
1976 - $16,131,958,851
1977 - $14,544,913,961
1978 - $12,491,876,743
1979 - $15,954,012,439
1980 - $18,136,838,538
1981 - $21,648,214,893
1982 - $21,794,535,621
1983 - $17,345,260,564
1984 - $17,600,400,385
1985 - $15,078,736,875
1986 - $21,859,448,586
1987 - $36,889,706,593
1988 - $15,439,408,447
1989 - $22,499,558,526
1990 - $26,410,386,963
1991 - $34,341,465,998
1992 $477,101,652 $35,966,302,303
1993 $467,872,715 $34,832,077,221
1994 $531,688,312 $44,882,079,767
1995 $578,015,625 $53,312,793,687
1996 $693,535,954 $55,252,414,130
1997 $686,490,090 $58,147,522,523
1998 $745,523,117 $55,501,467,877
1999 $688,918,537 $50,187,324,568
2000 $706,370,816 $51,744,749,133
2001 $752,371,689 $52,030,158,775
2002 $729,321,680 $54,777,553,515
2003 $870,248,268 $58,731,030,122
2004 $1,109,054,005 $66,768,703,498
2005 $1,098,424,686 $76,060,606,061
2006 $1,211,161,880 $88,643,193,062
2007 $1,317,974,491 $102,170,981,144
2008 $1,380,188,800 $120,550,599,815
2009 $1,856,695,551 $120,822,986,521
2010 $1,589,515,447 $147,527,631,521
2011 $2,065,001,626 $171,761,737,047
2012 - $192,650,021,649
2013 - $201,175,543,571
2014 - $200,786,250,583
2015 - $189,802,976,286
2016 - $191,898,104,390
2017 - $211,007,984,081
2018 - $222,597,009,739
2019 - $228,346,006,004
2020 - $201,409,694,756
2021 - $226,328,766,460
2022 - $246,065,570,308
2023 - $266,958,720,838
2024 - $289,221,969,060

Eritrea and Peru economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Peru
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Peru
1960 - $252.8
1961 - $276.6
1962 - $305
1963 - $324
1964 - $381
1965 - $439
1966 - $505
1967 - $498
1968 - $448
1969 - $488
1970 - $550
1971 - $599
1972 - $647
1973 - $754
1974 - $927
1975 - $1,104
1976 - $1,026
1977 - $903
1978 - $756
1979 - $942
1980 - $1,045
1981 - $1,216
1982 - $1,194
1983 - $927
1984 - $918
1985 - $767
1986 - $1,087
1987 - $1,792
1988 - $733
1989 - $1,045
1990 - $1,200
1991 - $1,527
1992 $265.2 $1,567
1993 $252.1 $1,488
1994 $277.8 $1,879
1995 $285.4 $2,190
1996 $326 $2,227
1997 $319 $2,301
1998 $342 $2,156
1999 $311 $1,917
2000 $314 $1,945
2001 $325 $1,930
2002 $305 $2,007
2003 $349 $2,129
2004 $427 $2,397
2005 $413 $2,707
2006 $448 $3,130
2007 $480 $3,581
2008 $490 $4,198
2009 $643 $4,181
2010 $540 $5,072
2011 $689 $5,861
2012 - $6,519
2013 - $6,747
2014 - $6,667
2015 - $6,232
2016 - $6,217
2017 - $6,736
2018 - $6,978
2019 - $7,037
2020 - $6,133
2021 - $6,826
2022 - $7,351
2023 - $7,888
2024 - $8,452

Eritrea vs. Peru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Peru
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Peru
1950 33.3 46
1951 33.6 46.5
1952 34 46.8
1953 34.4 47.1
1954 34.8 47.5
1955 35.2 47.9
1956 35.6 48.4
1957 30.4 48.9
1958 30.9 49.5
1959 37 50
1960 37.4 50.6
1961 37.9 51.2
1962 38.3 51.5
1963 38.8 52.6
1964 39.2 53.3
1965 39.6 53.9
1966 37.6 54.4
1967 40.2 54.9
1968 40.5 55.4
1969 40.8 55.8
1970 41.2 47.7
1971 41.5 56.5
1972 40.7 57
1973 41.1 57.3
1974 39 57.8
1975 39 58.2
1976 42.6 58.6
1977 43 58.9
1978 43.4 59.3
1979 43.8 59.6
1980 44.6 60
1981 45 60.3
1982 44.9 60.6
1983 37.2 60.8
1984 37.7 61.1
1985 38.6 61.7
1986 39.5 62.2
1987 47.4 62.5
1988 48.1 63
1989 47.8 63.4
1990 49.7 64
1991 50.5 64.2
1992 52.4 65
1993 53.2 65.7
1994 54 66.5
1995 54.8 67.2
1996 55.5 67.8
1997 56.2 68.3
1998 50 68.7
1999 44.5 69.3
2000 56.3 69.8
2001 58.4 70.3
2002 58.9 70.8
2003 59.5 71.3
2004 60.1 71.4
2005 60.6 72
2006 61.5 72.3
2007 62 72.7
2008 62.4 72.7
2009 63.2 72.6
2010 63.7 72.9
2011 64.2 73.3
2012 64.7 74
2013 65 74.6
2014 65.5 75.3
2015 65.9 75.7
2016 66.2 76
2017 66.6 76
2018 67 76
2019 67.3 76.3
2020 67 73.8
2021 66.9 71.6
2022 67.8 76.8
2023 68.6 77.7
2024 68.9 77.9
2025 69.2 78.1

Eritrea and Peru population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Peru
Year Population
Eritrea Peru
1960 972,547 10,174,127
1961 995,573 10,475,123
1962 1,019,788 10,784,612
1963 1,045,092 11,102,099
1964 1,071,287 11,427,978
1965 1,098,335 11,761,085
1966 1,124,957 12,101,297
1967 1,152,339 12,448,814
1968 1,181,737 12,803,993
1969 1,212,005 13,166,767
1970 1,243,453 13,501,237
1971 1,276,154 13,838,067
1972 1,309,235 14,210,147
1973 1,342,669 14,582,867
1974 1,375,688 14,956,552
1975 1,408,210 15,333,957
1976 1,443,807 15,716,809
1977 1,482,565 16,109,806
1978 1,522,378 16,516,059
1979 1,563,332 16,933,139
1980 1,605,797 17,360,949
1981 1,649,939 17,798,805
1982 1,695,461 18,246,503
1983 1,736,160 18,705,957
1984 1,771,730 19,174,716
1985 1,807,816 19,648,204
1986 1,845,164 20,117,122
1987 1,888,669 20,582,320
1988 1,938,255 21,054,702
1989 1,987,017 21,532,589
1990 2,032,737 22,014,771
1991 1,919,571 22,483,775
1992 1,798,748 22,946,340
1993 1,856,006 23,413,783
1994 1,913,915 23,881,493
1995 2,025,267 24,348,919
1996 2,128,464 24,811,171
1997 2,152,135 25,274,147
1998 2,180,419 25,738,095
1999 2,212,780 26,186,504
2000 2,247,031 26,598,331
2001 2,312,079 26,964,601
2002 2,392,978 27,288,217
2003 2,493,903 27,580,490
2004 2,598,284 27,852,190
2005 2,661,215 28,101,180
2006 2,703,502 28,324,491
2007 2,743,222 28,530,699
2008 2,816,327 28,719,041
2009 2,887,885 28,896,811
2010 2,945,186 29,086,019
2011 2,998,485 29,304,086
2012 3,036,988 29,550,366
2013 3,074,360 29,817,919
2014 3,095,173 30,115,826
2015 3,105,546 30,457,600
2016 3,124,698 30,866,494
2017 3,150,347 31,324,637
2018 3,192,760 31,897,584
2019 3,240,194 32,449,303
2020 3,291,271 32,838,579
2021 3,350,183 33,155,882
2022 3,409,447 33,475,438
2023 3,470,390 33,845,617
2024 3,535,603 34,217,848

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Peru

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Peru
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Peru
1960 6.48 6.94
1961 6.47 6.92
1962 6.5 6.9
1963 6.48 6.86
1964 6.49 6.81
1965 6.49 6.75
1966 6.5 6.68
1967 6.5 6.6
1968 6.5 6.51
1969 6.5 6.42
1970 6.54 6.32
1971 6.54 6.21
1972 6.54 6.09
1973 6.55 5.97
1974 6.57 5.84
1975 6.59 5.71
1976 6.6 5.58
1977 6.61 5.44
1978 6.61 5.31
1979 6.62 5.17
1980 6.61 5.04
1981 6.62 4.92
1982 6.63 4.8
1983 6.65 4.68
1984 6.62 4.57
1985 6.59 4.46
1986 6.56 4.35
1987 6.52 4.25
1988 6.47 4.14
1989 6.41 4.03
1990 6.34 3.91
1991 6.24 3.79
1992 6.16 3.67
1993 6.07 3.55
1994 6.01 3.43
1995 5.94 3.32
1996 5.84 3.2
1997 5.74 3.1
1998 5.63 3
1999 5.52 2.92
2000 5.4 2.85
2001 5.31 2.74
2002 5.23 2.69
2003 5.14 2.66
2004 5.04 2.67
2005 4.93 2.64
2006 4.88 2.62
2007 4.81 2.58
2008 4.74 2.53
2009 4.66 2.48
2010 4.57 2.42
2011 4.49 2.41
2012 4.41 2.36
2013 4.34 2.32
2014 4.27 2.27
2015 4.22 2.23
2016 4.16 2.19
2017 4.11 2.15
2018 4.06 2.12
2019 4 2.09
2020 3.93 2.06
2021 3.87 2.03
2022 3.79 2
2023 3.71 1.98

Eritrea and Peru demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Peru
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Peru
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.9 18.1
1962 18.9 18
1963 19 17.9
1964 19 17.9
1965 19 17.9
1966 19 17.9
1967 18.9 17.9
1968 18.9 17.9
1969 18.8 17.9
1970 18.6 17.9
1971 18.5 17.9
1972 18.3 18
1973 18.2 18
1974 18.2 18.1
1975 18.1 18.1
1976 18 18.2
1977 17.9 18.2
1978 17.8 18.3
1979 17.8 18.4
1980 17.8 18.5
1981 17.7 18.6
1982 17.7 18.7
1983 17.7 18.8
1984 17.8 18.9
1985 17.8 19.1
1986 17.9 19.2
1987 17.9 19.3
1988 17.8 19.5
1989 17.7 19.6
1990 17.6 19.8
1991 17.6 20
1992 17.5 20.2
1993 17.6 20.4
1994 17.6 20.7
1995 18.1 20.9
1996 18.4 21.2
1997 18 21.5
1998 17.8 21.8
1999 17.5 22.1
2000 17.4 22.5
2001 17.5 22.8
2002 17.7 23.2
2003 18 23.5
2004 18.3 23.9
2005 18.3 24.2
2006 18.2 24.6
2007 18.1 25
2008 18.2 25.4
2009 18.4 25.8
2010 18.4 26.3
2011 18.5 26.7
2012 18.5 27.1
2013 18.5 27.4
2014 18.5 27.8
2015 18.4 28.1
2016 18.4 28.4
2017 18.5 28.6
2018 18.7 28.9
2019 18.9 29.2
2020 19.1 29.5
2021 19.3 29.8
2022 19.5 30.1
2023 19.7 30.5
2024 19.9 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Peru
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$256B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.12%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
158,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
5.2%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
52.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
32.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
65.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
176
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$82.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$79.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$4.93B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,119,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
2.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
59.3%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Peru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
827 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$20.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
58.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
1.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
76.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
30.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
10.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
12.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,588 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
49.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
96.2%
2023

Society

Eritrea Peru
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+18,406
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
79.1%
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
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
53
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
8.46
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
13.6
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
93.7%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
82%
2024

Health

Eritrea Peru
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$446
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$120.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
1.62
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
51
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
15.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
28.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
6.45 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Peru
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.86%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
14,443 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
94,153 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
277,267 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
109,106 mi
2021

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