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Eritrea vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 96th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Sweden
Population
3667774
10654722
Population rank 131/197 93/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$610B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Eritrea and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Sweden
Year GDP
Eritrea Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 - $206,688,963,474
1989 - $217,634,838,449
1990 - $261,469,578,631
1991 - $273,834,608,020
1992 $477,101,652 $283,912,173,667
1993 $467,872,715 $212,647,043,708
1994 $531,688,312 $228,701,658,891
1995 $578,015,625 $267,052,836,695
1996 $693,535,954 $291,952,430,659
1997 $686,490,090 $268,251,974,486
1998 $745,523,117 $270,889,570,938
1999 $688,918,537 $274,320,415,376
2000 $706,370,816 $262,905,197,442
2001 $752,371,689 $242,499,249,693
2002 $729,321,680 $267,373,345,247
2003 $870,248,268 $334,074,051,173
2004 $1,109,054,005 $384,547,211,147
2005 $1,098,424,686 $391,690,329,314
2006 $1,211,161,880 $422,530,427,476
2007 $1,317,974,491 $490,050,156,833
2008 $1,380,188,800 $514,616,528,349
2009 $1,856,695,551 $434,313,804,907
2010 $1,589,515,447 $492,753,255,886
2011 $2,065,001,626 $570,541,353,129
2012 - $549,742,183,874
2013 - $584,128,116,410
2014 - $577,730,245,154
2015 - $501,698,263,621
2016 - $514,218,206,628
2017 - $536,083,940,229
2018 - $551,312,498,430
2019 - $532,169,294,166
2020 - $545,147,614,972
2021 - $637,186,904,844
2022 - $579,895,717,344
2023 - $585,489,968,189
2024 - $610,117,791,237

Eritrea and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 - $24,499
1989 - $25,625
1990 - $30,550
1991 - $31,777
1992 $265.2 $32,754
1993 $252.1 $24,390
1994 $277.8 $26,046
1995 $285.4 $30,254
1996 $326 $33,023
1997 $319 $30,324
1998 $342 $30,606
1999 $311 $30,969
2000 $314 $29,633
2001 $325 $27,259
2002 $305 $29,958
2003 $349 $37,292
2004 $427 $42,758
2005 $413 $43,379
2006 $448 $46,532
2007 $480 $53,569
2008 $490 $55,817
2009 $643 $46,708
2010 $540 $52,543
2011 $689 $60,380
2012 - $57,750
2013 - $60,844
2014 - $59,584
2015 - $51,198
2016 - $51,820
2017 - $53,301
2018 - $54,182
2019 - $51,773
2020 - $52,654
2021 - $61,175
2022 - $55,297
2023 - $55,567
2024 - $57,723

Eritrea vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Sweden
1950 33.3 71.1
1951 33.6 71.4
1952 34 71.8
1953 34.4 71.9
1954 34.8 72.4
1955 35.2 72.6
1956 35.6 72.7
1957 30.4 72.5
1958 30.9 73.2
1959 37 73.4
1960 37.4 73
1961 37.9 73.5
1962 38.3 73.4
1963 38.8 73.5
1964 39.2 73.7
1965 39.6 73.9
1966 37.6 74.1
1967 40.2 74.1
1968 40.5 74
1969 40.8 74.1
1970 41.2 74.7
1971 41.5 74.6
1972 40.7 74.7
1973 41.1 74.9
1974 39 75
1975 39 75
1976 42.6 75
1977 43 75.4
1978 43.4 75.5
1979 43.8 75.5
1980 44.6 75.7
1981 45 76
1982 44.9 76.3
1983 37.2 76.6
1984 37.7 76.8
1985 38.6 76.7
1986 39.5 77
1987 47.4 77.1
1988 48.1 77
1989 47.8 77.7
1990 49.7 77.6
1991 50.5 77.7
1992 52.4 78.1
1993 53.2 78.1
1994 54 78.7
1995 54.8 78.8
1996 55.5 79
1997 56.2 79.3
1998 50 79.4
1999 44.5 79.5
2000 56.3 79.7
2001 58.4 79.8
2002 58.9 79.9
2003 59.5 80.2
2004 60.1 80.5
2005 60.6 80.6
2006 61.5 80.8
2007 62 81
2008 62.4 81.1
2009 63.2 81.4
2010 63.7 81.5
2011 64.2 81.8
2012 64.7 81.7
2013 65 81.9
2014 65.5 82.2
2015 65.9 82.2
2016 66.2 82.3
2017 66.6 82.4
2018 67 82.5
2019 67.3 83.1
2020 67 82.4
2021 66.9 83
2022 67.8 83
2023 68.6 83.3
2024 68.9 83.4
2025 69.2 83.6

Eritrea and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Sweden
Year Population
Eritrea Sweden
1960 972,547 7,484,656
1961 995,573 7,519,998
1962 1,019,788 7,561,588
1963 1,045,092 7,604,328
1964 1,071,287 7,661,354
1965 1,098,335 7,733,853
1966 1,124,957 7,807,797
1967 1,152,339 7,867,931
1968 1,181,737 7,912,273
1969 1,212,005 7,968,072
1970 1,243,453 8,042,801
1971 1,276,154 8,098,334
1972 1,309,235 8,122,300
1973 1,342,669 8,136,312
1974 1,375,688 8,159,955
1975 1,408,210 8,192,437
1976 1,443,807 8,222,286
1977 1,482,565 8,251,540
1978 1,522,378 8,275,599
1979 1,563,332 8,293,678
1980 1,605,797 8,310,531
1981 1,649,939 8,320,503
1982 1,695,461 8,325,263
1983 1,736,160 8,329,033
1984 1,771,730 8,336,605
1985 1,807,816 8,350,386
1986 1,845,164 8,369,829
1987 1,888,669 8,397,804
1988 1,938,255 8,436,489
1989 1,987,017 8,492,964
1990 2,032,737 8,558,835
1991 1,919,571 8,617,375
1992 1,798,748 8,668,067
1993 1,856,006 8,718,561
1994 1,913,915 8,780,745
1995 2,025,267 8,826,939
1996 2,128,464 8,840,998
1997 2,152,135 8,846,062
1998 2,180,419 8,850,974
1999 2,212,780 8,857,874
2000 2,247,031 8,872,109
2001 2,312,079 8,895,960
2002 2,392,978 8,924,958
2003 2,493,903 8,958,229
2004 2,598,284 8,993,531
2005 2,661,215 9,029,572
2006 2,703,502 9,080,505
2007 2,743,222 9,148,092
2008 2,816,327 9,219,637
2009 2,887,885 9,298,515
2010 2,945,186 9,378,126
2011 2,998,485 9,449,213
2012 3,036,988 9,519,374
2013 3,074,360 9,600,379
2014 3,095,173 9,696,110
2015 3,105,546 9,799,186
2016 3,124,698 9,923,085
2017 3,150,347 10,057,698
2018 3,192,760 10,175,214
2019 3,240,194 10,278,887
2020 3,291,271 10,353,442
2021 3,350,183 10,415,811
2022 3,409,447 10,486,941
2023 3,470,390 10,536,632
2024 3,535,603 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Sweden

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Sweden
1960 6.48 2.17
1961 6.47 2.21
1962 6.5 2.25
1963 6.48 2.33
1964 6.49 2.47
1965 6.49 2.39
1966 6.5 2.37
1967 6.5 2.28
1968 6.5 2.07
1969 6.5 1.93
1970 6.54 1.92
1971 6.54 1.96
1972 6.54 1.91
1973 6.55 1.87
1974 6.57 1.87
1975 6.59 1.77
1976 6.6 1.68
1977 6.61 1.64
1978 6.61 1.6
1979 6.62 1.66
1980 6.61 1.68
1981 6.62 1.63
1982 6.63 1.62
1983 6.65 1.61
1984 6.62 1.66
1985 6.59 1.74
1986 6.56 1.8
1987 6.52 1.84
1988 6.47 1.96
1989 6.41 2.01
1990 6.34 2.13
1991 6.24 2.11
1992 6.16 2.09
1993 6.07 1.99
1994 6.01 1.88
1995 5.94 1.73
1996 5.84 1.6
1997 5.74 1.52
1998 5.63 1.5
1999 5.52 1.5
2000 5.4 1.54
2001 5.31 1.57
2002 5.23 1.65
2003 5.14 1.71
2004 5.04 1.75
2005 4.93 1.77
2006 4.88 1.85
2007 4.81 1.88
2008 4.74 1.91
2009 4.66 1.94
2010 4.57 1.98
2011 4.49 1.9
2012 4.41 1.91
2013 4.34 1.89
2014 4.27 1.88
2015 4.22 1.85
2016 4.16 1.85
2017 4.11 1.78
2018 4.06 1.76
2019 4 1.71
2020 3.93 1.67
2021 3.87 1.67
2022 3.79 1.53
2023 3.71 1.45

Eritrea and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Sweden
1960 18.8 36
1961 18.9 36.2
1962 18.9 36.3
1963 19 36.3
1964 19 36.3
1965 19 36.2
1966 19 36
1967 18.9 35.9
1968 18.9 35.8
1969 18.8 35.6
1970 18.6 35.4
1971 18.5 35.3
1972 18.3 35.3
1973 18.2 35.3
1974 18.2 35.3
1975 18.1 35.3
1976 18 35.4
1977 17.9 35.5
1978 17.8 35.7
1979 17.8 36
1980 17.8 36.2
1981 17.7 36.5
1982 17.7 36.8
1983 17.7 37.1
1984 17.8 37.4
1985 17.8 37.6
1986 17.9 37.9
1987 17.9 38.1
1988 17.8 38.2
1989 17.7 38.3
1990 17.6 38.3
1991 17.6 38.3
1992 17.5 38.4
1993 17.6 38.4
1994 17.6 38.4
1995 18.1 38.5
1996 18.4 38.6
1997 18 38.8
1998 17.8 39
1999 17.5 39.2
2000 17.4 39.4
2001 17.5 39.5
2002 17.7 39.7
2003 18 39.8
2004 18.3 40
2005 18.3 40.2
2006 18.2 40.4
2007 18.1 40.5
2008 18.2 40.6
2009 18.4 40.7
2010 18.4 40.7
2011 18.5 40.8
2012 18.5 40.9
2013 18.5 40.9
2014 18.5 40.9
2015 18.4 40.9
2016 18.4 40.8
2017 18.5 40.7
2018 18.7 40.6
2019 18.9 40.5
2020 19.1 40.6
2021 19.3 40.7
2022 19.5 40.7
2023 19.7 40.9
2024 19.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Sweden
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99%
2003
English speaking
0%
2025
89%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Eritrea Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
30 years
2023
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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Sweden
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
356,129 mi
2016

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