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Eritrea vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 96th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Romania
Population
3667774
18962595
Population rank 131/197 69/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$383B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Eritrea and Romania: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Romania economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Romania
Year GDP
Eritrea Romania
1987 - $38,067,567,568
1988 - $40,424,528,302
1989 - $41,450,777,202
1990 - $38,247,882,300
1991 - $28,850,634,900
1992 $477,101,652 $25,121,666,667
1993 $467,872,715 $26,361,160,450
1994 $531,688,312 $30,072,805,104
1995 $578,015,625 $37,430,162,103
1996 $693,535,954 $36,937,074,278
1997 $686,490,090 $35,575,214,078
1998 $745,523,117 $41,696,091,974
1999 $688,918,537 $35,953,156,754
2000 $706,370,816 $37,253,739,511
2001 $752,371,689 $40,395,116,581
2002 $729,321,680 $46,065,502,703
2003 $870,248,268 $57,806,384,143
2004 $1,109,054,005 $74,973,656,852
2005 $1,098,424,686 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,211,161,880 $122,023,735,993
2007 $1,317,974,491 $174,588,782,939
2008 $1,380,188,800 $214,315,932,061
2009 $1,856,695,551 $174,110,532,659
2010 $1,589,515,447 $170,064,350,672
2011 $2,065,001,626 $192,623,977,894
2012 - $179,117,323,107
2013 - $189,798,603,751
2014 - $199,722,319,676
2015 - $177,885,131,240
2016 - $185,290,759,249
2017 - $210,147,385,855
2018 - $243,468,683,030
2019 - $251,677,082,534
2020 - $252,033,792,712
2021 - $286,578,196,368
2022 - $296,354,358,293
2023 - $350,775,856,415
2024 - $382,767,571,329

Eritrea and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Romania
1987 - $1,659
1988 - $1,753
1989 - $1,790
1990 - $1,648
1991 - $1,254
1992 $265.2 $1,102
1993 $252.1 $1,158
1994 $277.8 $1,323
1995 $285.4 $1,650
1996 $326 $1,633
1997 $319 $1,577
1998 $342 $1,853
1999 $311 $1,600
2000 $314 $1,660
2001 $325 $1,825
2002 $305 $2,120
2003 $349 $2,679
2004 $427 $3,495
2005 $413 $4,618
2006 $448 $5,758
2007 $480 $8,360
2008 $490 $10,435
2009 $643 $8,548
2010 $540 $8,400
2011 $689 $9,561
2012 - $8,930
2013 - $9,498
2014 - $10,032
2015 - $8,977
2016 - $9,405
2017 - $10,728
2018 - $12,502
2019 - $12,992
2020 - $13,082
2021 - $14,987
2022 - $15,558
2023 - $18,404
2024 - $20,072

Eritrea vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Romania
1950 33.3 60.5
1951 33.6 61.2
1952 34 61.8
1953 34.4 62.5
1954 34.8 63
1955 35.2 63.3
1956 35.6 63.6
1957 30.4 64
1958 30.9 64.4
1959 37 64.9
1960 37.4 65.6
1961 37.9 66.4
1962 38.3 67.2
1963 38.8 67.8
1964 39.2 68.4
1965 39.6 68.4
1966 37.6 68.2
1967 40.2 68.1
1968 40.5 67.9
1969 40.8 67.2
1970 41.2 67.9
1971 41.5 68.4
1972 40.7 69
1973 41.1 68.7
1974 39 69.5
1975 39 69.6
1976 42.6 69.9
1977 43 69.5
1978 43.4 69.8
1979 43.8 69.5
1980 44.6 69.2
1981 45 69.5
1982 44.9 69.8
1983 37.2 69.8
1984 37.7 69.9
1985 38.6 69.4
1986 39.5 69.7
1987 47.4 69.1
1988 48.1 69.4
1989 47.8 69.5
1990 49.7 69.8
1991 50.5 70
1992 52.4 69.5
1993 53.2 69.5
1994 54 69.3
1995 54.8 69.3
1996 55.5 68.8
1997 56.2 69.1
1998 50 69.9
1999 44.5 70.6
2000 56.3 71.2
2001 58.4 71.1
2002 58.9 70.8
2003 59.5 70.8
2004 60.1 71.1
2005 60.6 71.6
2006 61.5 72.2
2007 62 72.8
2008 62.4 73.2
2009 63.2 73.5
2010 63.7 73.6
2011 64.2 74.3
2012 64.7 74.3
2013 65 74.9
2014 65.5 74.8
2015 65.9 74.7
2016 66.2 75
2017 66.6 75
2018 67 75.1
2019 67.3 75.3
2020 67 74
2021 66.9 72.7
2022 67.8 75.3
2023 68.6 75.9
2024 68.9 76.1
2025 69.2 76.2

Eritrea and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Romania
Year Population
Eritrea Romania
1960 972,547 18,406,905
1961 995,573 18,555,250
1962 1,019,788 18,676,550
1963 1,045,092 18,797,850
1964 1,071,287 18,919,126
1965 1,098,335 19,031,576
1966 1,124,957 19,215,450
1967 1,152,339 19,534,242
1968 1,181,737 19,799,831
1969 1,212,005 20,009,141
1970 1,243,453 20,250,398
1971 1,276,154 20,461,567
1972 1,309,235 20,657,957
1973 1,342,669 20,835,681
1974 1,375,688 21,029,429
1975 1,408,210 21,293,583
1976 1,443,807 21,551,634
1977 1,482,565 21,756,096
1978 1,522,378 21,951,464
1979 1,563,332 22,090,488
1980 1,605,797 22,207,282
1981 1,649,939 22,353,070
1982 1,695,461 22,475,741
1983 1,736,160 22,560,478
1984 1,771,730 22,640,547
1985 1,807,816 22,732,999
1986 1,845,164 22,836,841
1987 1,888,669 22,949,430
1988 1,938,255 23,057,662
1989 1,987,017 23,161,458
1990 2,032,737 23,201,835
1991 1,919,571 23,001,155
1992 1,798,748 22,794,284
1993 1,856,006 22,763,280
1994 1,913,915 22,730,211
1995 2,025,267 22,684,270
1996 2,128,464 22,619,004
1997 2,152,135 22,553,978
1998 2,180,419 22,507,344
1999 2,212,780 22,472,040
2000 2,247,031 22,442,971
2001 2,312,079 22,131,970
2002 2,392,978 21,730,496
2003 2,493,903 21,574,326
2004 2,598,284 21,451,748
2005 2,661,215 21,319,685
2006 2,703,502 21,193,760
2007 2,743,222 20,882,982
2008 2,816,327 20,537,875
2009 2,887,885 20,367,487
2010 2,945,186 20,246,871
2011 2,998,485 20,147,528
2012 3,036,988 20,058,035
2013 3,074,360 19,983,693
2014 3,095,173 19,908,979
2015 3,105,546 19,815,616
2016 3,124,698 19,702,267
2017 3,150,347 19,588,715
2018 3,192,760 19,473,970
2019 3,240,194 19,371,648
2020 3,291,271 19,265,250
2021 3,350,183 19,122,059
2022 3,409,447 19,048,502
2023 3,470,390 19,059,479
2024 3,535,603 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Romania

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Romania
1960 6.48 2.34
1961 6.47 2.17
1962 6.5 2.04
1963 6.48 2.01
1964 6.49 1.96
1965 6.49 1.91
1966 6.5 1.9
1967 6.5 3.66
1968 6.5 3.63
1969 6.5 3.19
1970 6.54 2.89
1971 6.54 2.67
1972 6.54 2.55
1973 6.55 2.44
1974 6.57 2.71
1975 6.59 2.59
1976 6.6 2.54
1977 6.61 2.57
1978 6.61 2.52
1979 6.62 2.49
1980 6.61 2.43
1981 6.62 2.36
1982 6.63 2.17
1983 6.65 2.06
1984 6.62 2.26
1985 6.59 2.31
1986 6.56 2.39
1987 6.52 2.38
1988 6.47 2.3
1989 6.41 2.22
1990 6.34 1.83
1991 6.24 1.59
1992 6.16 1.51
1993 6.07 1.43
1994 6.01 1.4
1995 5.94 1.33
1996 5.84 1.3
1997 5.74 1.32
1998 5.63 1.32
1999 5.52 1.3
2000 5.4 1.31
2001 5.31 1.27
2002 5.23 1.27
2003 5.14 1.3
2004 5.04 1.33
2005 4.93 1.4
2006 4.88 1.42
2007 4.81 1.45
2008 4.74 1.6
2009 4.66 1.66
2010 4.57 1.59
2011 4.49 1.47
2012 4.41 1.52
2013 4.34 1.46
2014 4.27 1.56
2015 4.22 1.62
2016 4.16 1.69
2017 4.11 1.78
2018 4.06 1.76
2019 4 1.77
2020 3.93 1.8
2021 3.87 1.81
2022 3.79 1.71
2023 3.71 1.71

Eritrea and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Romania
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Romania
1960 18.8 28.5
1961 18.9 28.9
1962 18.9 29.3
1963 19 29.7
1964 19 30.2
1965 19 30.6
1966 19 31
1967 18.9 31.3
1968 18.9 31.3
1969 18.8 31.3
1970 18.6 31.4
1971 18.5 31.4
1972 18.3 31.5
1973 18.2 31.5
1974 18.2 31.6
1975 18.1 31.7
1976 18 31.8
1977 17.9 31.8
1978 17.8 31.7
1979 17.8 31.7
1980 17.8 31.8
1981 17.7 31.9
1982 17.7 32
1983 17.7 32.1
1984 17.8 32.3
1985 17.8 32.5
1986 17.9 32.7
1987 17.9 32.8
1988 17.8 32.8
1989 17.7 32.9
1990 17.6 33
1991 17.6 33.1
1992 17.5 33.3
1993 17.6 33.6
1994 17.6 33.8
1995 18.1 34
1996 18.4 34.2
1997 18 34.4
1998 17.8 34.6
1999 17.5 34.7
2000 17.4 34.8
2001 17.5 34.8
2002 17.7 35.3
2003 18 36
2004 18.3 36.6
2005 18.3 37
2006 18.2 37.3
2007 18.1 37.7
2008 18.2 38.2
2009 18.4 38.8
2010 18.4 39.3
2011 18.5 39.8
2012 18.5 40.2
2013 18.5 40.5
2014 18.5 40.9
2015 18.4 41.3
2016 18.4 41.7
2017 18.5 42
2018 18.7 42.3
2019 18.9 42.6
2020 19.1 42.9
2021 19.3 43.2
2022 19.5 43.3
2023 19.7 43.5
2024 19.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Romania
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99.2%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Eritrea Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Romania
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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