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Eritrea vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 96th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Seychelles
Population
3667774
125181
Population rank 131/197 181/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Eritrea and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year GDP
Eritrea Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 - $47,803,146
1976 - $49,278,982
1977 - $64,526,401
1978 - $85,552,366
1979 - $127,261,099
1980 - $156,783,830
1981 - $163,750,728
1982 - $157,211,790
1983 - $156,098,237
1984 - $160,992,921
1985 - $179,691,483
1986 - $221,147,061
1987 - $265,212,957
1988 - $301,985,618
1989 - $324,333,367
1990 - $392,163,561
1991 - $398,307,170
1992 $477,101,652 $461,409,399
1993 $467,872,715 $504,230,621
1994 $531,688,312 $517,570,058
1995 $578,015,625 $540,733,048
1996 $693,535,954 $535,250,347
1997 $686,490,090 $598,966,982
1998 $745,523,117 $647,287,376
1999 $688,918,537 $662,838,615
2000 $706,370,816 $654,212,394
2001 $752,371,689 $662,064,156
2002 $729,321,680 $742,134,838
2003 $870,248,268 $750,847,230
2004 $1,109,054,005 $893,012,218
2005 $1,098,424,686 $977,899,382
2006 $1,211,161,880 $1,081,441,283
2007 $1,317,974,491 $1,077,308,814
2008 $1,380,188,800 $979,597,394
2009 $1,856,695,551 $850,901,620
2010 $1,589,515,447 $981,616,542
2011 $2,065,001,626 $1,058,918,707
2012 - $1,089,407,839
2013 - $1,333,160,407
2014 - $1,387,577,870
2015 - $1,432,403,352
2016 - $1,568,513,348
2017 - $1,675,370,641
2018 - $1,784,313,927
2019 - $1,868,690,097
2020 - $1,382,551,752
2021 - $1,487,173,795
2022 - $2,018,346,589
2023 - $2,187,379,755
2024 - $2,167,239,562

Eritrea and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 - $806
1976 - $814
1977 - $1,044
1978 - $1,377
1979 - $2,030
1980 - $2,478
1981 - $2,557
1982 - $2,441
1983 - $2,426
1984 - $2,488
1985 - $2,754
1986 - $3,368
1987 - $3,872
1988 - $4,392
1989 - $4,689
1990 - $5,642
1991 - $5,655
1992 $265.2 $6,520
1993 $252.1 $6,979
1994 $277.8 $6,975
1995 $285.4 $7,181
1996 $326 $7,004
1997 $319 $7,747
1998 $342 $8,210
1999 $311 $8,243
2000 $314 $8,064
2001 $325 $8,153
2002 $305 $8,864
2003 $349 $9,070
2004 $427 $10,828
2005 $413 $11,802
2006 $448 $12,783
2007 $480 $12,669
2008 $490 $11,265
2009 $643 $9,747
2010 $540 $10,935
2011 $689 $12,110
2012 - $12,337
2013 - $14,821
2014 - $15,188
2015 - $15,333
2016 - $16,567
2017 - $17,480
2018 - $18,440
2019 - $19,142
2020 - $14,041
2021 - $14,983
2022 - $16,837
2023 - $18,263
2024 - $17,859

Eritrea vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Seychelles
1950 33.3 57.8
1951 33.6 58
1952 34 58.4
1953 34.4 58.7
1954 34.8 59
1955 35.2 59.4
1956 35.6 59.8
1957 30.4 60.2
1958 30.9 60.4
1959 37 60.4
1960 37.4 60.5
1961 37.9 60.6
1962 38.3 60.7
1963 38.8 60.9
1964 39.2 61.2
1965 39.6 61.4
1966 37.6 61.7
1967 40.2 62.1
1968 40.5 62.6
1969 40.8 63.3
1970 41.2 64
1971 41.5 64.6
1972 40.7 65.3
1973 41.1 65.9
1974 39 66.4
1975 39 66.8
1976 42.6 67.2
1977 43 67.6
1978 43.4 67.9
1979 43.8 68.2
1980 44.6 68.5
1981 45 68.7
1982 44.9 69
1983 37.2 69.3
1984 37.7 69.5
1985 38.6 69.6
1986 39.5 69.8
1987 47.4 69.9
1988 48.1 70
1989 47.8 70.1
1990 49.7 70.2
1991 50.5 70.3
1992 52.4 70.3
1993 53.2 70.4
1994 54 70.5
1995 54.8 70.6
1996 55.5 70.8
1997 56.2 70.8
1998 50 71.1
1999 44.5 71.2
2000 56.3 71.3
2001 58.4 71.4
2002 58.9 71.5
2003 59.5 71.7
2004 60.1 71.7
2005 60.6 71.9
2006 61.5 72
2007 62 72.2
2008 62.4 72.3
2009 63.2 72.4
2010 63.7 72.5
2011 64.2 72.5
2012 64.7 72.5
2013 65 72.4
2014 65.5 72.4
2015 65.9 72.3
2016 66.2 72.2
2017 66.6 72.2
2018 67 72.2
2019 67.3 72.1
2020 67 74.1
2021 66.9 71.2
2022 67.8 71.2
2023 68.6 72.9
2024 68.9 73
2025 69.2 73.1

Eritrea and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year Population
Eritrea Seychelles
1960 972,547 41,700
1961 995,573 42,889
1962 1,019,788 44,042
1963 1,045,092 45,176
1964 1,071,287 46,322
1965 1,098,335 47,500
1966 1,124,957 48,699
1967 1,152,339 49,911
1968 1,181,737 51,134
1969 1,212,005 52,365
1970 1,243,453 53,600
1971 1,276,154 54,695
1972 1,309,235 56,029
1973 1,342,669 56,892
1974 1,375,688 57,937
1975 1,408,210 59,292
1976 1,443,807 60,504
1977 1,482,565 61,786
1978 1,522,378 62,150
1979 1,563,332 62,686
1980 1,605,797 63,261
1981 1,649,939 64,035
1982 1,695,461 64,413
1983 1,736,160 64,335
1984 1,771,730 64,717
1985 1,807,816 65,244
1986 1,845,164 65,652
1987 1,888,669 68,499
1988 1,938,255 68,755
1989 1,987,017 69,167
1990 2,032,737 69,507
1991 1,919,571 70,439
1992 1,798,748 70,763
1993 1,856,006 72,253
1994 1,913,915 74,205
1995 2,025,267 75,304
1996 2,128,464 76,417
1997 2,152,135 77,319
1998 2,180,419 78,846
1999 2,212,780 80,410
2000 2,247,031 81,131
2001 2,312,079 81,202
2002 2,392,978 83,723
2003 2,493,903 82,781
2004 2,598,284 82,475
2005 2,661,215 82,858
2006 2,703,502 84,600
2007 2,743,222 85,033
2008 2,816,327 86,956
2009 2,887,885 87,298
2010 2,945,186 89,770
2011 2,998,485 87,441
2012 3,036,988 88,303
2013 3,074,360 89,949
2014 3,095,173 91,359
2015 3,105,546 93,419
2016 3,124,698 94,677
2017 3,150,347 95,843
2018 3,192,760 96,762
2019 3,240,194 97,625
2020 3,291,271 98,462
2021 3,350,183 99,258
2022 3,409,447 119,878
2023 3,470,390 119,773
2024 3,535,603 121,354

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Seychelles
1960 6.48 5.31
1961 6.47 5.42
1962 6.5 5.51
1963 6.48 5.61
1964 6.49 5.69
1965 6.49 5.72
1966 6.5 6.13
1967 6.5 5.9
1968 6.5 5.61
1969 6.5 5.48
1970 6.54 5.31
1971 6.54 5.69
1972 6.54 5.16
1973 6.55 4.78
1974 6.57 5.1
1975 6.59 4.75
1976 6.6 4.09
1977 6.61 3.75
1978 6.61 3.92
1979 6.62 3.66
1980 6.61 3.79
1981 6.62 3.67
1982 6.63 3.13
1983 6.65 3.22
1984 6.62 3.24
1985 6.59 3.09
1986 6.56 3.07
1987 6.52 2.92
1988 6.47 2.79
1989 6.41 2.67
1990 6.34 2.61
1991 6.24 2.69
1992 6.16 2.53
1993 6.07 2.58
1994 6.01 2.6
1995 5.94 2.36
1996 5.84 2.31
1997 5.74 2.1
1998 5.63 2.04
1999 5.52 2.04
2000 5.4 2.08
2001 5.31 1.98
2002 5.23 2.04
2003 5.14 2.06
2004 5.04 2.01
2005 4.93 2.2
2006 4.88 2.11
2007 4.81 2.24
2008 4.74 2.33
2009 4.66 2.38
2010 4.57 2.16
2011 4.49 2.33
2012 4.41 2.37
2013 4.34 2.26
2014 4.27 2.25
2015 4.22 2.31
2016 4.16 2.39
2017 4.11 2.41
2018 4.06 2.41
2019 4 2.36
2020 3.93 2.29
2021 3.87 2.46
2022 3.79 2.01
2023 3.71 2.02

Eritrea and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Seychelles
1960 18.8 21.9
1961 18.9 21.6
1962 18.9 21.3
1963 19 21
1964 19 20.6
1965 19 20.2
1966 19 19.8
1967 18.9 19.4
1968 18.9 19
1969 18.8 18.7
1970 18.6 18.5
1971 18.5 18.4
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.2 18.6
1974 18.2 18.7
1975 18.1 18.9
1976 18 19
1977 17.9 19.3
1978 17.8 19.6
1979 17.8 19.9
1980 17.8 20.4
1981 17.7 20.7
1982 17.7 21.1
1983 17.7 21.4
1984 17.8 21.7
1985 17.8 22
1986 17.9 22.3
1987 17.9 22.5
1988 17.8 22.9
1989 17.7 23.3
1990 17.6 23.6
1991 17.6 24
1992 17.5 24.5
1993 17.6 24.8
1994 17.6 25.2
1995 18.1 25.4
1996 18.4 25.7
1997 18 26.1
1998 17.8 26.4
1999 17.5 26.8
2000 17.4 27.3
2001 17.5 27.7
2002 17.7 28.1
2003 18 28.5
2004 18.3 28.9
2005 18.3 29.3
2006 18.2 29.6
2007 18.1 30
2008 18.2 30.4
2009 18.4 30.8
2010 18.4 31.2
2011 18.5 31.4
2012 18.5 31.5
2013 18.5 31.6
2014 18.5 31.8
2015 18.4 32.1
2016 18.4 32.3
2017 18.5 32.6
2018 18.7 32.9
2019 18.9 33.2
2020 19.1 33.6
2021 19.3 34
2022 19.5 34.4
2023 19.7 34.7
2024 19.9 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
18.4%
2020

Energy

Eritrea Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Seychelles
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
96.2%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Eritrea Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Seychelles
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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