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Eritrea vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 96th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Qatar
Population
3667774
2964497
Population rank 131/197 137/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$218B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Eritrea and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Qatar
Year GDP
Eritrea Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 - $6,704,395,824
1985 - $6,153,296,456
1986 - $5,053,021,951
1987 - $5,446,428,681
1988 - $6,038,187,033
1989 - $6,487,912,088
1990 - $7,360,439,423
1991 - $6,883,516,484
1992 $477,101,652 $7,646,153,984
1993 $467,872,715 $7,156,593,654
1994 $531,688,312 $7,374,450,769
1995 $578,015,625 $8,137,911,978
1996 $693,535,954 $9,059,340,385
1997 $686,490,090 $11,297,802,115
1998 $745,523,117 $10,255,495,027
1999 $688,918,537 $12,393,131,868
2000 $706,370,816 $17,759,890,110
2001 $752,371,689 $17,538,461,538
2002 $729,321,680 $19,363,736,264
2003 $870,248,268 $23,533,791,209
2004 $1,109,054,005 $31,734,065,934
2005 $1,098,424,686 $44,530,494,505
2006 $1,211,161,880 $60,882,142,857
2007 $1,317,974,491 $79,712,087,912
2008 $1,380,188,800 $115,270,054,945
2009 $1,856,695,551 $97,798,351,648
2010 $1,589,515,447 $125,122,306,346
2011 $2,065,001,626 $167,775,268,626
2012 - $186,833,502,363
2013 - $198,727,642,967
2014 - $206,224,598,571
2015 - $161,739,955,577
2016 - $151,732,181,868
2017 - $161,099,122,225
2018 - $183,334,953,819
2019 - $176,371,267,692
2020 - $144,411,363,352
2021 - $179,732,009,560
2022 - $235,709,325,714
2023 - $213,002,809,341
2024 - $217,982,967,033

Eritrea and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 - $19,272
1985 - $16,815
1986 - $13,213
1987 - $13,719
1988 - $14,682
1989 - $15,243
1990 - $16,722
1991 - $15,133
1992 $265.2 $16,280
1993 $252.1 $14,770
1994 $277.8 $14,765
1995 $285.4 $15,823
1996 $326 $17,125
1997 $319 $20,523
1998 $342 $17,665
1999 $311 $20,234
2000 $314 $27,535
2001 $325 $25,871
2002 $305 $27,227
2003 $349 $31,602
2004 $427 $41,036
2005 $413 $53,950
2006 $448 $62,582
2007 $480 $65,954
2008 $490 $80,781
2009 $643 $60,786
2010 $540 $77,387
2011 $689 $103,262
2012 - $108,470
2013 - $103,697
2014 - $95,841
2015 - $68,985
2016 - $61,254
2017 - $63,280
2018 - $71,040
2019 - $66,841
2020 - $51,684
2021 - $71,752
2022 - $88,701
2023 - $80,196
2024 - $76,276

Eritrea vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Qatar
1950 33.3 50.8
1951 33.6 51.5
1952 34 52.1
1953 34.4 52.8
1954 34.8 53.5
1955 35.2 54.2
1956 35.6 54.9
1957 30.4 55.6
1958 30.9 56.3
1959 37 57
1960 37.4 57.8
1961 37.9 58.5
1962 38.3 59.2
1963 38.8 60
1964 39.2 60.7
1965 39.6 61.4
1966 37.6 62.2
1967 40.2 62.9
1968 40.5 63.6
1969 40.8 64.2
1970 41.2 64.9
1971 41.5 65.5
1972 40.7 66.1
1973 41.1 66.6
1974 39 67.2
1975 39 67.7
1976 42.6 68.2
1977 43 68.6
1978 43.4 69.1
1979 43.8 69.5
1980 44.6 69.9
1981 45 70.3
1982 44.9 70.7
1983 37.2 71.1
1984 37.7 71.5
1985 38.6 71.8
1986 39.5 72.2
1987 47.4 72.5
1988 48.1 72.8
1989 47.8 73.1
1990 49.7 73.4
1991 50.5 73.7
1992 52.4 73.9
1993 53.2 74.1
1994 54 74.2
1995 54.8 74.4
1996 55.5 74.6
1997 56.2 74.7
1998 50 74.9
1999 44.5 75
2000 56.3 75.3
2001 58.4 75.5
2002 58.9 75.8
2003 59.5 76.1
2004 60.1 76.5
2005 60.6 76.9
2006 61.5 77.3
2007 62 77.7
2008 62.4 78.3
2009 63.2 78.8
2010 63.7 79.4
2011 64.2 80
2012 64.7 80.5
2013 65 81
2014 65.5 81.4
2015 65.9 81.8
2016 66.2 82.1
2017 66.6 82.5
2018 67 82.7
2019 67.3 82.9
2020 67 80.4
2021 66.9 81.1
2022 67.8 81.9
2023 68.6 82.4
2024 68.9 82.5
2025 69.2 82.7

Eritrea and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Qatar
Year Population
Eritrea Qatar
1960 972,547 36,010
1961 995,573 39,680
1962 1,019,788 44,630
1963 1,045,092 50,380
1964 1,071,287 56,867
1965 1,098,335 64,065
1966 1,124,957 72,192
1967 1,152,339 81,439
1968 1,181,737 91,749
1969 1,212,005 103,025
1970 1,243,453 116,350
1971 1,276,154 131,346
1972 1,309,235 146,506
1973 1,342,669 161,841
1974 1,375,688 177,362
1975 1,408,210 193,087
1976 1,443,807 209,052
1977 1,482,565 225,285
1978 1,522,378 241,808
1979 1,563,332 258,670
1980 1,605,797 275,913
1981 1,649,939 293,553
1982 1,695,461 311,537
1983 1,736,160 329,709
1984 1,771,730 347,878
1985 1,807,816 365,940
1986 1,845,164 382,422
1987 1,888,669 397,005
1988 1,938,255 411,264
1989 1,987,017 425,646
1990 2,032,737 440,175
1991 1,919,571 454,853
1992 1,798,748 469,657
1993 1,856,006 484,545
1994 1,913,915 499,459
1995 2,025,267 514,325
1996 2,128,464 529,019
1997 2,152,135 550,500
1998 2,180,419 580,540
1999 2,212,780 612,500
2000 2,247,031 644,989
2001 2,312,079 677,925
2002 2,392,978 711,205
2003 2,493,903 744,682
2004 2,598,284 773,332
2005 2,661,215 825,408
2006 2,703,502 972,831
2007 2,743,222 1,208,595
2008 2,816,327 1,426,938
2009 2,887,885 1,608,903
2010 2,945,186 1,616,832
2011 2,998,485 1,624,761
2012 3,036,988 1,722,438
2013 3,074,360 1,916,426
2014 3,095,173 2,151,745
2015 3,105,546 2,344,557
2016 3,124,698 2,477,113
2017 3,150,347 2,545,820
2018 3,192,760 2,580,734
2019 3,240,194 2,638,657
2020 3,291,271 2,794,148
2021 3,350,183 2,504,910
2022 3,409,447 2,657,333
2023 3,470,390 2,656,032
2024 3,535,603 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Qatar

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Qatar
1960 6.48 6.53
1961 6.47 6.53
1962 6.5 6.53
1963 6.48 6.53
1964 6.49 6.53
1965 6.49 6.53
1966 6.5 6.52
1967 6.5 6.46
1968 6.5 6.39
1969 6.5 6.31
1970 6.54 6.23
1971 6.54 6.15
1972 6.54 6.07
1973 6.55 6.01
1974 6.57 5.94
1975 6.59 5.86
1976 6.6 5.78
1977 6.61 5.69
1978 6.61 5.58
1979 6.62 5.46
1980 6.61 5.33
1981 6.62 5.2
1982 6.63 5.04
1983 6.65 4.9
1984 6.62 4.76
1985 6.59 4.64
1986 6.56 4.57
1987 6.52 4.54
1988 6.47 4.51
1989 6.41 4.41
1990 6.34 4.23
1991 6.24 3.99
1992 6.16 3.85
1993 6.07 3.77
1994 6.01 3.67
1995 5.94 3.56
1996 5.84 3.44
1997 5.74 3.33
1998 5.63 3.21
1999 5.52 3.12
2000 5.4 3.07
2001 5.31 3.08
2002 5.23 3.01
2003 5.14 2.93
2004 5.04 2.79
2005 4.93 2.64
2006 4.88 2.51
2007 4.81 2.44
2008 4.74 2.37
2009 4.66 2.25
2010 4.57 2.14
2011 4.49 2.07
2012 4.41 2.04
2013 4.34 2.03
2014 4.27 2.03
2015 4.22 1.98
2016 4.16 1.86
2017 4.11 1.83
2018 4.06 1.76
2019 4 1.73
2020 3.93 1.68
2021 3.87 1.61
2022 3.79 1.74
2023 3.71 1.73

Eritrea and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.9 19
1962 18.9 20.1
1963 19 21.1
1964 19 21.8
1965 19 22.5
1966 19 23
1967 18.9 23.5
1968 18.9 24
1969 18.8 24.4
1970 18.6 23.7
1971 18.5 22.2
1972 18.3 21.3
1973 18.2 20.9
1974 18.2 20.8
1975 18.1 21
1976 18 21.3
1977 17.9 21.8
1978 17.8 22.3
1979 17.8 22.9
1980 17.8 23.5
1981 17.7 24.1
1982 17.7 24.8
1983 17.7 25.6
1984 17.8 26.3
1985 17.8 27
1986 17.9 27.4
1987 17.9 27.5
1988 17.8 27.5
1989 17.7 27.6
1990 17.6 27.7
1991 17.6 27.9
1992 17.5 28.1
1993 17.6 28.4
1994 17.6 28.7
1995 18.1 29.1
1996 18.4 29.6
1997 18 29.9
1998 17.8 29.8
1999 17.5 29.8
2000 17.4 29.9
2001 17.5 30.1
2002 17.7 30.5
2003 18 30.9
2004 18.3 31
2005 18.3 30.9
2006 18.2 30.6
2007 18.1 30.1
2008 18.2 30.1
2009 18.4 30.8
2010 18.4 31.3
2011 18.5 31.2
2012 18.5 31
2013 18.5 30.9
2014 18.5 31.1
2015 18.4 31.2
2016 18.4 31.4
2017 18.5 31.6
2018 18.7 31.9
2019 18.9 32.3
2020 19.1 32.6
2021 19.3 32.9
2022 19.5 33.4
2023 19.7 34.1
2024 19.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Eritrea Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Qatar
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
97.8%
2014
English speaking
0%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Eritrea Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Qatar
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
4,374 mi
2016

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