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Eritrea vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 96th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Somalia
Population
3667774
20177806
Population rank 131/197 66/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
n/a
Government debt per person rank 137/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Eritrea and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Somalia
Year GDP
Eritrea Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 - $1,031,282,081
1991 - $717,974,930
1992 $477,101,652 $709,297,579
1993 $467,872,715 $1,260,132,956
1994 $531,688,312 $1,481,205,098
1995 $578,015,625 $1,534,756,135
1996 $693,535,954 $1,792,234,297
1997 $686,490,090 $2,191,749,014
1998 $745,523,117 $2,962,047,564
1999 $688,918,537 $3,045,751,528
2000 $706,370,816 $3,412,797,450
2001 $752,371,689 $2,252,847,465
2002 $729,321,680 $2,192,684,135
2003 $870,248,268 $2,836,724,352
2004 $1,109,054,005 $3,859,592,813
2005 $1,098,424,686 $4,683,246,454
2006 $1,211,161,880 $5,026,743,282
2007 $1,317,974,491 $5,430,713,729
2008 $1,380,188,800 $5,913,620,293
2009 $1,856,695,551 $2,948,594,552
2010 $1,589,515,447 $2,687,807,004
2011 $2,065,001,626 $2,906,000,097
2012 - $4,364,670,160
2013 - $5,062,881,600
2014 - $5,728,399,720
2015 - $6,152,149,100
2016 - $6,613,743,070
2017 - $7,621,501,710
2018 - $7,873,440,830
2019 - $8,655,023,960
2020 - $8,628,393,720
2021 - $9,483,997,390
2022 - $10,202,767,270
2023 - $10,968,517,090
2024 - $12,108,515,110

Eritrea and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 - $145.6
1991 - $105.4
1992 $265.2 $109.2
1993 $252.1 $188.6
1994 $277.8 $210.8
1995 $285.4 $210.7
1996 $326 $237.2
1997 $319 $280.1
1998 $342 $363
1999 $311 $359
2000 $314 $386
2001 $325 $244.9
2002 $305 $229.6
2003 $349 $286.3
2004 $427 $375
2005 $413 $440
2006 $448 $458
2007 $480 $480
2008 $490 $507
2009 $643 $246.5
2010 $540 $219.2
2011 $689 $235.3
2012 - $350
2013 - $393
2014 - $429
2015 - $446
2016 - $461
2017 - $511
2018 - $510
2019 - $540
2020 - $518
2021 - $549
2022 - $573
2023 - $597
2024 - $637

Eritrea vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Somalia
1950 33.3 41.5
1951 33.6 41.7
1952 34 41.9
1953 34.4 42.1
1954 34.8 42.3
1955 35.2 42.5
1956 35.6 42.7
1957 30.4 42.9
1958 30.9 43.1
1959 37 43.3
1960 37.4 43.5
1961 37.9 43.7
1962 38.3 44
1963 38.8 44.2
1964 39.2 44.4
1965 39.6 44.6
1966 37.6 44.8
1967 40.2 45.1
1968 40.5 45.3
1969 40.8 45.5
1970 41.2 45.6
1971 41.5 45.8
1972 40.7 46
1973 41.1 46.2
1974 39 44.3
1975 39 44.5
1976 42.6 44.7
1977 43 47
1978 43.4 47
1979 43.8 47.4
1980 44.6 47.6
1981 45 47.8
1982 44.9 48
1983 37.2 48.2
1984 37.7 48.4
1985 38.6 48.3
1986 39.5 48.4
1987 47.4 49
1988 48.1 43.9
1989 47.8 46.6
1990 49.7 46.9
1991 50.5 25.4
1992 52.4 25
1993 53.2 50.6
1994 54 50.3
1995 54.8 50.6
1996 55.5 50.5
1997 56.2 50.3
1998 50 50.8
1999 44.5 50.6
2000 56.3 50.7
2001 58.4 50.8
2002 58.9 50.8
2003 59.5 50.7
2004 60.1 50.7
2005 60.6 50.9
2006 61.5 50.9
2007 62 50.9
2008 62.4 51.5
2009 63.2 52.1
2010 63.7 48.9
2011 64.2 32.5
2012 64.7 49.1
2013 65 54
2014 65.5 54.4
2015 65.9 55.1
2016 66.2 55.3
2017 66.6 52.2
2018 67 54.8
2019 67.3 57.2
2020 67 57.1
2021 66.9 55.7
2022 67.8 53.9
2023 68.6 58.8
2024 68.9 59
2025 69.2 59.1

Eritrea and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Somalia
Year Population
Eritrea Somalia
1960 972,547 2,876,331
1961 995,573 2,952,054
1962 1,019,788 3,030,091
1963 1,045,092 3,110,361
1964 1,071,287 3,192,796
1965 1,098,335 3,277,874
1966 1,124,957 3,365,106
1967 1,152,339 3,454,537
1968 1,181,737 3,546,590
1969 1,212,005 3,641,015
1970 1,243,453 3,738,448
1971 1,276,154 3,837,691
1972 1,309,235 3,939,436
1973 1,342,669 4,045,592
1974 1,375,688 4,151,842
1975 1,408,210 4,257,535
1976 1,443,807 4,365,812
1977 1,482,565 4,484,050
1978 1,522,378 4,814,892
1979 1,563,332 5,449,117
1980 1,605,797 5,936,154
1981 1,649,939 5,982,849
1982 1,695,461 6,003,840
1983 1,736,160 6,198,430
1984 1,771,730 6,428,389
1985 1,807,816 6,693,289
1986 1,845,164 6,974,788
1987 1,888,669 7,228,302
1988 1,938,255 7,235,360
1989 1,987,017 7,114,817
1990 2,032,737 7,082,811
1991 1,919,571 6,813,760
1992 1,798,748 6,495,107
1993 1,856,006 6,681,399
1994 1,913,915 7,026,797
1995 2,025,267 7,285,007
1996 2,128,464 7,554,474
1997 2,152,135 7,824,525
1998 2,180,419 8,155,417
1999 2,212,780 8,492,059
2000 2,247,031 8,838,713
2001 2,312,079 9,198,493
2002 2,392,978 9,550,063
2003 2,493,903 9,909,157
2004 2,598,284 10,280,998
2005 2,661,215 10,644,228
2006 2,703,502 10,975,502
2007 2,743,222 11,322,582
2008 2,816,327 11,663,084
2009 2,887,885 11,961,201
2010 2,945,186 12,261,756
2011 2,998,485 12,348,830
2012 3,036,988 12,461,160
2013 3,074,360 12,869,594
2014 3,095,173 13,339,491
2015 3,105,546 13,806,963
2016 3,124,698 14,348,740
2017 3,150,347 14,916,629
2018 3,192,760 15,452,487
2019 3,240,194 16,030,971
2020 3,291,271 16,651,191
2021 3,350,183 17,271,431
2022 3,409,447 17,801,897
2023 3,470,390 18,358,615
2024 3,535,603 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Somalia

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Somalia
1960 6.48 7.25
1961 6.47 7.25
1962 6.5 7.26
1963 6.48 7.26
1964 6.49 7.26
1965 6.49 7.26
1966 6.5 7.26
1967 6.5 7.25
1968 6.5 7.23
1969 6.5 7.21
1970 6.54 7.18
1971 6.54 7.15
1972 6.54 7.12
1973 6.55 7.09
1974 6.57 7.06
1975 6.59 7.03
1976 6.6 7.02
1977 6.61 7
1978 6.61 7.13
1979 6.62 7.16
1980 6.61 7.18
1981 6.62 7.23
1982 6.63 7.25
1983 6.65 7.28
1984 6.62 7.3
1985 6.59 7.33
1986 6.56 7.35
1987 6.52 7.37
1988 6.47 7.4
1989 6.41 7.42
1990 6.34 7.44
1991 6.24 7.47
1992 6.16 7.5
1993 6.07 7.53
1994 6.01 7.54
1995 5.94 7.58
1996 5.84 7.62
1997 5.74 7.66
1998 5.63 7.66
1999 5.52 7.66
2000 5.4 7.65
2001 5.31 7.64
2002 5.23 7.63
2003 5.14 7.6
2004 5.04 7.57
2005 4.93 7.53
2006 4.88 7.49
2007 4.81 7.46
2008 4.74 7.42
2009 4.66 7.38
2010 4.57 7.32
2011 4.49 7.27
2012 4.41 7.21
2013 4.34 7.14
2014 4.27 7.06
2015 4.22 6.98
2016 4.16 6.88
2017 4.11 6.77
2018 4.06 6.66
2019 4 6.56
2020 3.93 6.45
2021 3.87 6.35
2022 3.79 6.26
2023 3.71 6.13

Eritrea and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Somalia
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.9 17.9
1962 18.9 17.8
1963 19 17.7
1964 19 17.6
1965 19 17.5
1966 19 17.5
1967 18.9 17.5
1968 18.9 17.5
1969 18.8 17.5
1970 18.6 17.5
1971 18.5 17.6
1972 18.3 17.6
1973 18.2 17.6
1974 18.2 17.7
1975 18.1 17.7
1976 18 17.7
1977 17.9 17.7
1978 17.8 17.7
1979 17.8 17.6
1980 17.8 17.6
1981 17.7 17.5
1982 17.7 17.4
1983 17.7 17.4
1984 17.8 17.3
1985 17.8 17.2
1986 17.9 17.1
1987 17.9 17
1988 17.8 16.8
1989 17.7 16.7
1990 17.6 16.5
1991 17.6 16.5
1992 17.5 16.7
1993 17.6 16.8
1994 17.6 16.7
1995 18.1 16.6
1996 18.4 16.5
1997 18 16.4
1998 17.8 16.4
1999 17.5 16.3
2000 17.4 16.3
2001 17.5 16.2
2002 17.7 16.2
2003 18 16.1
2004 18.3 16
2005 18.3 15.9
2006 18.2 15.7
2007 18.1 15.6
2008 18.2 15.6
2009 18.4 15.6
2010 18.4 15.7
2011 18.5 15.8
2012 18.5 16
2013 18.5 16
2014 18.5 16
2015 18.4 16.1
2016 18.4 16.1
2017 18.5 16.2
2018 18.7 16.2
2019 18.9 16.3
2020 19.1 16.3
2021 19.3 16.4
2022 19.5 16.5
2023 19.7 16.5
2024 19.9 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
18.8%
2019
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
29
2025
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Eritrea Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Eritrea Somalia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
54.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Eritrea Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
35
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Somalia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
9,321 mi
2018

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