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Eritrea vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 96th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Rwanda
Population
3667774
14826674
Population rank 131/197 77/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Eritrea and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year GDP
Eritrea Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 - $2,550,185,679
1991 - $1,911,600,237
1992 $477,101,652 $2,029,026,962
1993 $467,872,715 $1,971,525,712
1994 $531,688,312 $753,636,370
1995 $578,015,625 $1,293,535,193
1996 $693,535,954 $1,382,334,879
1997 $686,490,090 $1,851,558,197
1998 $745,523,117 $1,989,343,546
1999 $688,918,537 $2,157,108,263
2000 $706,370,816 $2,068,836,754
2001 $752,371,689 $1,966,600,715
2002 $729,321,680 $1,966,003,468
2003 $870,248,268 $2,138,237,279
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,376,496,067
2005 $1,098,424,686 $2,933,819,766
2006 $1,211,161,880 $3,319,784,539
2007 $1,317,974,491 $4,070,507,895
2008 $1,380,188,800 $5,179,854,065
2009 $1,856,695,551 $5,674,476,969
2010 $1,589,515,447 $6,124,756,654
2011 $2,065,001,626 $6,884,913,658
2012 - $7,654,761,045
2013 - $7,819,964,024
2014 - $8,238,966,120
2015 - $8,543,760,206
2016 - $8,695,272,061
2017 - $9,252,833,894
2018 - $9,637,904,519
2019 - $10,349,300,277
2020 - $10,174,386,855
2021 - $11,078,787,095
2022 - $13,316,161,006
2023 - $14,331,722,700
2024 - $14,251,642,231

Eritrea and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 - $346
1991 - $254
1992 $265.2 $264.1
1993 $252.1 $247
1994 $277.8 $111
1995 $285.4 $228
1996 $326 $206
1997 $319 $238.7
1998 $342 $246.2
1999 $311 $264.7
2000 $314 $251.9
2001 $325 $237.3
2002 $305 $234
2003 $349 $249
2004 $427 $269.5
2005 $413 $324
2006 $448 $357
2007 $480 $426
2008 $490 $528
2009 $643 $564
2010 $540 $594
2011 $689 $651
2012 - $707
2013 - $705
2014 - $725
2015 - $734
2016 - $730
2017 - $758
2018 - $772
2019 - $810
2020 - $779
2021 - $830
2022 - $975
2023 - $1,027
2024 - $1,000

Eritrea vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Rwanda
1950 33.3 43.2
1951 33.6 43.5
1952 34 43.8
1953 34.4 44.1
1954 34.8 44.4
1955 35.2 44.8
1956 35.6 45.2
1957 30.4 45.6
1958 30.9 46.1
1959 37 46.5
1960 37.4 47
1961 37.9 47.5
1962 38.3 47.8
1963 38.8 44
1964 39.2 48.1
1965 39.6 48.2
1966 37.6 48.1
1967 40.2 48
1968 40.5 47.7
1969 40.8 47.4
1970 41.2 47.1
1971 41.5 46.8
1972 40.7 46.3
1973 41.1 45.9
1974 39 45.6
1975 39 45.3
1976 42.6 45.3
1977 43 45.6
1978 43.4 46.2
1979 43.8 47.1
1980 44.6 48.1
1981 45 49.2
1982 44.9 50.2
1983 37.2 50.9
1984 37.7 51.4
1985 38.6 51.7
1986 39.5 51.7
1987 47.4 51.5
1988 48.1 50.9
1989 47.8 49.5
1990 49.7 47.8
1991 50.5 46.2
1992 52.4 44.4
1993 53.2 42.9
1994 54 12.2
1995 54.8 41.5
1996 55.5 42.5
1997 56.2 42
1998 50 43.1
1999 44.5 45.7
2000 56.3 47.8
2001 58.4 49.5
2002 58.9 51.3
2003 59.5 53.5
2004 60.1 55.5
2005 60.6 57
2006 61.5 58.3
2007 62 59.5
2008 62.4 60.6
2009 63.2 61.8
2010 63.7 62.8
2011 64.2 63.5
2012 64.7 64.2
2013 65 64.7
2014 65.5 65.1
2015 65.9 65.4
2016 66.2 65.7
2017 66.6 66.1
2018 67 66.4
2019 67.3 66.7
2020 67 67
2021 66.9 66.8
2022 67.8 67.5
2023 68.6 67.8
2024 68.9 68
2025 69.2 68.2

Eritrea and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year Population
Eritrea Rwanda
1960 972,547 3,022,294
1961 995,573 3,106,779
1962 1,019,788 3,186,025
1963 1,045,092 3,258,890
1964 1,071,287 3,334,834
1965 1,098,335 3,423,210
1966 1,124,957 3,521,626
1967 1,152,339 3,629,577
1968 1,181,737 3,744,010
1969 1,212,005 3,861,271
1970 1,243,453 3,980,669
1971 1,276,154 4,100,044
1972 1,309,235 4,220,335
1973 1,342,669 4,345,047
1974 1,375,688 4,474,228
1975 1,408,210 4,607,728
1976 1,443,807 4,745,954
1977 1,482,565 4,888,240
1978 1,522,378 5,035,171
1979 1,563,332 5,189,541
1980 1,605,797 5,353,259
1981 1,649,939 5,527,230
1982 1,695,461 5,711,549
1983 1,736,160 5,905,311
1984 1,771,730 6,107,627
1985 1,807,816 6,317,228
1986 1,845,164 6,531,881
1987 1,888,669 6,749,493
1988 1,938,255 6,968,071
1989 1,987,017 7,184,706
1990 2,032,737 7,375,307
1991 1,919,571 7,526,966
1992 1,798,748 7,683,266
1993 1,856,006 7,981,132
1994 1,913,915 6,792,352
1995 2,025,267 5,674,118
1996 2,128,464 6,708,764
1997 2,152,135 7,755,238
1998 2,180,419 8,081,681
1999 2,212,780 8,147,912
2000 2,247,031 8,213,931
2001 2,312,079 8,287,094
2002 2,392,978 8,400,180
2003 2,493,903 8,586,875
2004 2,598,284 8,816,844
2005 2,661,215 9,054,528
2006 2,703,502 9,299,246
2007 2,743,222 9,549,933
2008 2,816,327 9,804,269
2009 2,887,885 10,060,432
2010 2,945,186 10,317,553
2011 2,998,485 10,573,733
2012 3,036,988 10,829,901
2013 3,074,360 11,093,340
2014 3,095,173 11,364,757
2015 3,105,546 11,640,022
2016 3,124,698 11,919,183
2017 3,150,347 12,202,060
2018 3,192,760 12,487,996
2019 3,240,194 12,776,103
2020 3,291,271 13,065,837
2021 3,350,183 13,355,260
2022 3,409,447 13,651,030
2023 3,470,390 13,954,471
2024 3,535,603 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Rwanda
1960 6.48 8.28
1961 6.47 8.28
1962 6.5 8.27
1963 6.48 8.27
1964 6.49 8.27
1965 6.49 8.25
1966 6.5 8.23
1967 6.5 8.21
1968 6.5 8.19
1969 6.5 8.18
1970 6.54 8.15
1971 6.54 8.09
1972 6.54 8.09
1973 6.55 8.09
1974 6.57 8.1
1975 6.59 8.1
1976 6.6 8.12
1977 6.61 8.14
1978 6.61 8.16
1979 6.62 8.13
1980 6.61 8.12
1981 6.62 8.1
1982 6.63 8.06
1983 6.65 8
1984 6.62 7.91
1985 6.59 7.79
1986 6.56 7.61
1987 6.52 7.43
1988 6.47 7.23
1989 6.41 7.03
1990 6.34 6.8
1991 6.24 6.62
1992 6.16 6.54
1993 6.07 6.48
1994 6.01 6.42
1995 5.94 6.35
1996 5.84 6.29
1997 5.74 6.24
1998 5.63 6.17
1999 5.52 6.06
2000 5.4 5.97
2001 5.31 5.89
2002 5.23 5.82
2003 5.14 5.74
2004 5.04 5.64
2005 4.93 5.5
2006 4.88 5.34
2007 4.81 5.14
2008 4.74 4.92
2009 4.66 4.71
2010 4.57 4.52
2011 4.49 4.33
2012 4.41 4.2
2013 4.34 4.14
2014 4.27 4.12
2015 4.22 4.11
2016 4.16 4.11
2017 4.11 4.08
2018 4.06 4.05
2019 4 3.99
2020 3.93 3.91
2021 3.87 3.84
2022 3.79 3.78
2023 3.71 3.7

Eritrea and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Rwanda
1960 18.8 15.5
1961 18.9 15.1
1962 18.9 14.9
1963 19 14.8
1964 19 14.7
1965 19 14.8
1966 19 14.9
1967 18.9 15.1
1968 18.9 15.3
1969 18.8 15.5
1970 18.6 15.7
1971 18.5 15.9
1972 18.3 16
1973 18.2 16.2
1974 18.2 16.3
1975 18.1 16.4
1976 18 16.5
1977 17.9 16.6
1978 17.8 16.6
1979 17.8 16.5
1980 17.8 16.5
1981 17.7 16.4
1982 17.7 16.2
1983 17.7 16.1
1984 17.8 16
1985 17.8 15.8
1986 17.9 15.7
1987 17.9 15.6
1988 17.8 15.6
1989 17.7 15.5
1990 17.6 15.5
1991 17.6 15.5
1992 17.5 15.6
1993 17.6 15.7
1994 17.6 15
1995 18.1 14.3
1996 18.4 14.6
1997 18 14.8
1998 17.8 15.3
1999 17.5 15.8
2000 17.4 16.3
2001 17.5 16.8
2002 17.7 17.1
2003 18 17.4
2004 18.3 17.6
2005 18.3 17.8
2006 18.2 18
2007 18.1 18.1
2008 18.2 18.3
2009 18.4 18.4
2010 18.4 18.5
2011 18.5 18.7
2012 18.5 18.8
2013 18.5 19
2014 18.5 19.1
2015 18.4 19.3
2016 18.4 19.4
2017 18.5 19.6
2018 18.7 19.7
2019 18.9 19.8
2020 19.1 19.9
2021 19.3 20
2022 19.5 20.3
2023 19.7 20.5
2024 19.9 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50%
2017

Energy

Eritrea Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Eritrea Rwanda
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
78.8%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Eritrea Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Rwanda
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
2,920 mi
2021

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