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Eritrea vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 96th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Poland
Population
3667774
36176920
Population rank 131/197 46/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$915B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Eritrea and Poland: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Poland economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Poland
Year GDP
Eritrea Poland
1990 - $65,977,748,211
1991 - $85,500,935,935
1992 $477,101,652 $94,337,050,693
1993 $467,872,715 $96,043,157,273
1994 $531,688,312 $110,803,635,288
1995 $578,015,625 $142,838,527,115
1996 $693,535,954 $160,813,026,223
1997 $686,490,090 $159,893,964,917
1998 $745,523,117 $175,282,269,667
1999 $688,918,537 $170,704,452,715
2000 $706,370,816 $172,953,527,033
2001 $752,371,689 $191,823,200,371
2002 $729,321,680 $199,694,463,256
2003 $870,248,268 $218,561,225,998
2004 $1,109,054,005 $256,268,656,145
2005 $1,098,424,686 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,211,161,880 $345,897,630,736
2007 $1,317,974,491 $429,715,132,138
2008 $1,380,188,800 $535,612,030,672
2009 $1,856,695,551 $440,891,472,247
2010 $1,589,515,447 $478,111,630,684
2011 $2,065,001,626 $527,848,543,023
2012 - $498,148,649,703
2013 - $518,179,836,405
2014 - $542,134,167,179
2015 - $480,054,118,583
2016 - $473,259,623,976
2017 - $528,356,723,263
2018 - $594,616,632,477
2019 - $602,683,770,145
2020 - $605,914,186,118
2021 - $689,170,171,187
2022 - $695,607,522,885
2023 - $812,451,128,979
2024 - $914,696,430,325

Eritrea and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Poland
1990 - $1,731
1991 - $2,236
1992 $265.2 $2,459
1993 $252.1 $2,497
1994 $277.8 $2,875
1995 $285.4 $3,701
1996 $326 $4,164
1997 $319 $4,137
1998 $342 $4,534
1999 $311 $4,416
2000 $314 $4,521
2001 $325 $5,015
2002 $305 $5,223
2003 $349 $5,721
2004 $427 $6,712
2005 $413 $8,044
2006 $448 $9,069
2007 $480 $11,273
2008 $490 $14,049
2009 $643 $11,556
2010 $540 $12,568
2011 $689 $13,868
2012 - $13,087
2013 - $13,622
2014 - $14,262
2015 - $12,638
2016 - $12,464
2017 - $13,913
2018 - $15,658
2019 - $15,875
2020 - $16,151
2021 - $18,636
2022 - $18,891
2023 - $22,145
2024 - $25,023

Eritrea vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Poland
1950 33.3 58.3
1951 33.6 58.9
1952 34 59.7
1953 34.4 61.3
1954 34.8 62.3
1955 35.2 63.1
1956 35.6 63.4
1957 30.4 64.4
1958 30.9 64.9
1959 37 66.4
1960 37.4 67.1
1961 37.9 67.8
1962 38.3 68
1963 38.8 68.3
1964 39.2 68.9
1965 39.6 69.4
1966 37.6 69.7
1967 40.2 69.9
1968 40.5 69.8
1969 40.8 69.8
1970 41.2 69.6
1971 41.5 69.8
1972 40.7 70.1
1973 41.1 70.7
1974 39 70.7
1975 39 70.6
1976 42.6 70.4
1977 43 70.3
1978 43.4 70.4
1979 43.8 70.2
1980 44.6 70.5
1981 45 70.6
1982 44.9 70.9
1983 37.2 70.8
1984 37.7 70.6
1985 38.6 70.5
1986 39.5 70.6
1987 47.4 70.8
1988 48.1 70.8
1989 47.8 70.8
1990 49.7 70.6
1991 50.5 70.7
1992 52.4 70.9
1993 53.2 71.3
1994 54 71.7
1995 54.8 72
1996 55.5 72.3
1997 56.2 72.6
1998 50 72.8
1999 44.5 73.2
2000 56.3 73.6
2001 58.4 74.2
2002 58.9 74.5
2003 59.5 74.8
2004 60.1 74.9
2005 60.6 75.1
2006 61.5 75.3
2007 62 75.4
2008 62.4 75.6
2009 63.2 75.9
2010 63.7 76.3
2011 64.2 76.6
2012 64.7 76.8
2013 65 77.1
2014 65.5 77.3
2015 65.9 77.6
2016 66.2 77.6
2017 66.6 77.7
2018 67 77.6
2019 67.3 77.9
2020 67 76.6
2021 66.9 75.6
2022 67.8 77.9
2023 68.6 78.6
2024 68.9 78.8
2025 69.2 79

Eritrea and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Poland
Year Population
Eritrea Poland
1960 972,547 29,637,450
1961 995,573 29,964,000
1962 1,019,788 30,308,500
1963 1,045,092 30,712,000
1964 1,071,287 31,139,450
1965 1,098,335 31,444,950
1966 1,124,957 31,681,000
1967 1,152,339 31,987,155
1968 1,181,737 32,294,655
1969 1,212,005 32,548,300
1970 1,243,453 32,664,300
1971 1,276,154 32,783,500
1972 1,309,235 33,055,650
1973 1,342,669 33,357,200
1974 1,375,688 33,678,899
1975 1,408,210 34,015,199
1976 1,443,807 34,356,300
1977 1,482,565 34,689,050
1978 1,522,378 34,965,600
1979 1,563,332 35,247,217
1980 1,605,797 35,574,150
1981 1,649,939 35,898,587
1982 1,695,461 36,230,481
1983 1,736,160 36,571,808
1984 1,771,730 36,904,134
1985 1,807,816 37,201,885
1986 1,845,164 37,456,119
1987 1,888,669 37,668,045
1988 1,938,255 37,824,487
1989 1,987,017 37,961,529
1990 2,032,737 38,110,782
1991 1,919,571 38,246,193
1992 1,798,748 38,363,667
1993 1,856,006 38,461,408
1994 1,913,915 38,542,652
1995 2,025,267 38,594,998
1996 2,128,464 38,624,370
1997 2,152,135 38,649,660
1998 2,180,419 38,663,481
1999 2,212,780 38,660,271
2000 2,247,031 38,258,629
2001 2,312,079 38,248,076
2002 2,392,978 38,230,364
2003 2,493,903 38,204,570
2004 2,598,284 38,182,222
2005 2,661,215 38,165,445
2006 2,703,502 38,141,267
2007 2,743,222 38,120,560
2008 2,816,327 38,125,759
2009 2,887,885 38,151,603
2010 2,945,186 38,042,794
2011 2,998,485 38,063,255
2012 3,036,988 38,063,164
2013 3,074,360 38,040,196
2014 3,095,173 38,011,735
2015 3,105,546 37,986,412
2016 3,124,698 37,970,087
2017 3,150,347 37,974,826
2018 3,192,760 37,974,750
2019 3,240,194 37,965,475
2020 3,291,271 37,515,748
2021 3,350,183 36,981,559
2022 3,409,447 36,821,749
2023 3,470,390 36,687,353
2024 3,535,603 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Poland

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Poland
1960 6.48 2.98
1961 6.47 2.83
1962 6.5 2.72
1963 6.48 2.7
1964 6.49 2.57
1965 6.49 2.52
1966 6.5 2.34
1967 6.5 2.33
1968 6.5 2.24
1969 6.5 2.2
1970 6.54 2.2
1971 6.54 2.25
1972 6.54 2.24
1973 6.55 2.26
1974 6.57 2.26
1975 6.59 2.27
1976 6.6 2.3
1977 6.61 2.23
1978 6.61 2.21
1979 6.62 2.28
1980 6.61 2.28
1981 6.62 2.24
1982 6.63 2.34
1983 6.65 2.42
1984 6.62 2.37
1985 6.59 2.33
1986 6.56 2.22
1987 6.52 2.15
1988 6.47 2.13
1989 6.41 2.08
1990 6.34 2.06
1991 6.24 2.07
1992 6.16 1.95
1993 6.07 1.87
1994 6.01 1.81
1995 5.94 1.62
1996 5.84 1.59
1997 5.74 1.51
1998 5.63 1.44
1999 5.52 1.37
2000 5.4 1.37
2001 5.31 1.31
2002 5.23 1.25
2003 5.14 1.22
2004 5.04 1.23
2005 4.93 1.24
2006 4.88 1.27
2007 4.81 1.31
2008 4.74 1.39
2009 4.66 1.4
2010 4.57 1.41
2011 4.49 1.33
2012 4.41 1.33
2013 4.34 1.29
2014 4.27 1.32
2015 4.22 1.32
2016 4.16 1.39
2017 4.11 1.48
2018 4.06 1.46
2019 4 1.44
2020 3.93 1.39
2021 3.87 1.33
2022 3.79 1.29
2023 3.71 1.16

Eritrea and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Poland
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Poland
1960 18.8 26.6
1961 18.9 26.8
1962 18.9 26.9
1963 19 27.1
1964 19 27.3
1965 19 27.5
1966 19 27.7
1967 18.9 27.8
1968 18.9 28
1969 18.8 28.1
1970 18.6 28.2
1971 18.5 28.4
1972 18.3 28.5
1973 18.2 28.5
1974 18.2 28.6
1975 18.1 28.6
1976 18 28.7
1977 17.9 28.9
1978 17.8 29.1
1979 17.8 29.3
1980 17.8 29.5
1981 17.7 29.8
1982 17.7 30.1
1983 17.7 30.3
1984 17.8 30.6
1985 17.8 30.8
1986 17.9 31.1
1987 17.9 31.4
1988 17.8 31.7
1989 17.7 32.1
1990 17.6 32.4
1991 17.6 32.6
1992 17.5 32.9
1993 17.6 33.2
1994 17.6 33.5
1995 18.1 33.9
1996 18.4 34.2
1997 18 34.4
1998 17.8 34.7
1999 17.5 35
2000 17.4 35.2
2001 17.5 35.5
2002 17.7 35.8
2003 18 36
2004 18.3 36.3
2005 18.3 36.6
2006 18.2 36.9
2007 18.1 37.2
2008 18.2 37.5
2009 18.4 37.8
2010 18.4 38.1
2011 18.5 38.2
2012 18.5 38.4
2013 18.5 38.7
2014 18.5 39
2015 18.4 39.3
2016 18.4 39.7
2017 18.5 40
2018 18.7 40.4
2019 18.9 40.8
2020 19.1 41.1
2021 19.3 41.5
2022 19.5 41.9
2023 19.7 42.4
2024 19.9 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
2.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
86.1%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Poland
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99.8%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Eritrea Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Poland
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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