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Eritrea vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 96th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Taiwan
Population
3667774
23308308
Population rank 131/197 60/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$797B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
19.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Eritrea and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year GDP
Eritrea Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 - $5,785,000,000
1971 - $6,727,000,000
1972 - $8,063,000,000
1973 - $10,940,000,000
1974 - $14,739,000,000
1975 - $15,836,000,000
1976 - $18,988,000,000
1977 - $22,252,000,000
1978 - $27,373,000,000
1979 - $33,875,000,000
1980 - $42,292,000,000
1981 - $49,047,000,000
1982 - $49,540,000,000
1983 - $54,155,000,000
1984 - $61,036,000,000
1985 - $63,599,000,000
1986 - $78,347,000,000
1987 - $104,956,000,000
1988 - $126,378,000,000
1989 - $152,687,000,000
1990 - $166,392,000,000
1991 - $187,100,000,000
1992 $477,101,652 $222,947,000,000
1993 $467,872,715 $234,943,000,000
1994 $531,688,312 $256,213,000,000
1995 $578,015,625 $279,013,000,000
1996 $693,535,954 $292,473,000,000
1997 $686,490,090 $303,315,000,000
1998 $745,523,117 $279,926,000,000
1999 $688,918,537 $303,827,000,000
2000 $706,370,816 $330,725,000,000
2001 $752,371,689 $299,303,000,000
2002 $729,321,680 $307,429,000,000
2003 $870,248,268 $317,374,000,000
2004 $1,109,054,005 $346,881,000,000
2005 $1,098,424,686 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,211,161,880 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,317,974,491 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,380,188,800 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,856,695,551 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,589,515,447 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,065,001,626 $483,957,000,000
2012 - $495,536,000,000
2013 - $512,957,000,000
2014 - $535,332,000,000
2015 - $534,474,000,000
2016 - $543,002,000,000
2017 - $591,734,000,000
2018 - $610,744,000,000
2019 - $613,453,000,000
2020 - $676,935,000,000
2021 - $777,062,000,000
2022 - $765,529,000,000
2023 - $757,276,000,000
2024 - $796,904,000,000

Eritrea and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 - $397
1971 - $451
1972 - $530
1973 - $706
1974 - $934
1975 - $985
1976 - $1,158
1977 - $1,330
1978 - $1,606
1979 - $1,950
1980 - $2,389
1981 - $2,720
1982 - $2,699
1983 - $2,903
1984 - $3,224
1985 - $3,314
1986 - $4,036
1987 - $5,350
1988 - $6,370
1989 - $7,613
1990 - $8,205
1991 - $9,125
1992 $265.2 $10,768
1993 $252.1 $11,242
1994 $277.8 $12,150
1995 $285.4 $13,119
1996 $326 $13,641
1997 $319 $14,020
1998 $342 $12,820
1999 $311 $13,804
2000 $314 $14,908
2001 $325 $13,397
2002 $305 $13,686
2003 $349 $14,066
2004 $427 $15,317
2005 $413 $16,456
2006 $448 $16,934
2007 $480 $17,757
2008 $490 $18,081
2009 $643 $16,933
2010 $540 $19,197
2011 $689 $20,866
2012 - $21,295
2013 - $21,973
2014 - $22,874
2015 - $22,780
2016 - $23,091
2017 - $25,121
2018 - $25,901
2019 - $25,998
2020 - $28,705
2021 - $33,111
2022 - $32,827
2023 - $32,442
2024 - $34,041

Eritrea vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Taiwan
1950 33.3 56.6
1951 33.6 57.2
1952 34 57.9
1953 34.4 58.6
1954 34.8 58.9
1955 35.2 59.8
1956 35.6 60.3
1957 30.4 61
1958 30.9 61
1959 37 61.6
1960 37.4 62.5
1961 37.9 63
1962 38.3 63.8
1963 38.8 64.5
1964 39.2 64.9
1965 39.6 65.7
1966 37.6 66.1
1967 40.2 66.7
1968 40.5 66.8
1969 40.8 67.7
1970 41.2 69
1971 41.5 69.4
1972 40.7 69.6
1973 41.1 69.8
1974 39 70.3
1975 39 70.9
1976 42.6 71.2
1977 43 71.3
1978 43.4 71.7
1979 43.8 71.7
1980 44.6 72
1981 45 72
1982 44.9 72.4
1983 37.2 72.4
1984 37.7 73
1985 38.6 73.3
1986 39.5 73.3
1987 47.4 73.6
1988 48.1 73.4
1989 47.8 73.7
1990 49.7 73.9
1991 50.5 74.3
1992 52.4 74.3
1993 53.2 74.6
1994 54 74.7
1995 54.8 74.6
1996 55.5 74.9
1997 56.2 75.3
1998 50 75.5
1999 44.5 75.6
2000 56.3 76.1
2001 58.4 76.5
2002 58.9 76.9
2003 59.5 77
2004 60.1 77.2
2005 60.6 77.1
2006 61.5 77.8
2007 62 78
2008 62.4 78.3
2009 63.2 78.7
2010 63.7 79
2011 64.2 78.9
2012 64.7 79.2
2013 65 79.6
2014 65.5 79.5
2015 65.9 79.9
2016 66.2 79.7
2017 66.6 80.1
2018 67 80.4
2019 67.3 80.6
2020 67 81.1
2021 66.9 80.8
2022 67.8 80.2
2023 68.6 80.6
2024 68.9 80.7
2025 69.2 80.9

Eritrea and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year Population
Eritrea Taiwan
1960 972,547 -
1961 995,573 11,030,385
1962 1,019,788 11,392,513
1963 1,045,092 11,762,101
1964 1,071,287 12,137,143
1965 1,098,335 12,511,863
1966 1,124,957 12,874,153
1967 1,152,339 13,210,344
1968 1,181,737 13,548,537
1969 1,212,005 14,068,984
1970 1,243,453 14,582,944
1971 1,276,154 14,913,564
1972 1,309,235 15,220,495
1973 1,342,669 15,505,121
1974 1,375,688 15,784,817
1975 1,408,210 16,075,128
1976 1,443,807 16,401,413
1977 1,482,565 16,730,895
1978 1,522,378 17,042,272
1979 1,563,332 17,372,779
1980 1,605,797 17,704,538
1981 1,649,939 18,029,982
1982 1,695,461 18,354,855
1983 1,736,160 18,653,146
1984 1,771,730 18,929,866
1985 1,807,816 19,191,510
1986 1,845,164 19,411,454
1987 1,888,669 19,617,046
1988 1,938,255 19,839,704
1989 1,987,017 20,055,492
1990 2,032,737 20,278,946
1991 1,919,571 20,503,568
1992 1,798,748 20,704,227
1993 1,856,006 20,899,019
1994 1,913,915 21,086,645
1995 2,025,267 21,267,653
1996 2,128,464 21,441,432
1997 2,152,135 21,634,124
1998 2,180,419 21,835,703
1999 2,212,780 22,010,489
2000 2,247,031 22,184,530
2001 2,312,079 22,341,120
2002 2,392,978 22,463,172
2003 2,493,903 22,562,663
2004 2,598,284 22,646,836
2005 2,661,215 22,729,753
2006 2,703,502 22,823,455
2007 2,743,222 22,917,444
2008 2,816,327 22,997,696
2009 2,887,885 23,078,402
2010 2,945,186 23,140,948
2011 2,998,485 23,193,518
2012 3,036,988 23,270,367
2013 3,074,360 23,344,670
2014 3,095,173 23,403,635
2015 3,105,546 23,462,914
2016 3,124,698 23,515,945
2017 3,150,347 23,555,522
2018 3,192,760 23,580,080
2019 3,240,194 23,596,027
2020 3,291,271 23,582,179
2021 3,350,183 23,468,275
2022 3,409,447 23,319,977
2023 3,470,390 23,342,541
2024 3,535,603 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.48 -
1961 6.47 -
1962 6.5 -
1963 6.48 -
1964 6.49 -
1965 6.49 -
1966 6.5 -
1967 6.5 -
1968 6.5 -
1969 6.5 -
1970 6.54 -
1971 6.54 -
1972 6.54 -
1973 6.55 -
1974 6.57 -
1975 6.59 -
1976 6.6 -
1977 6.61 -
1978 6.61 -
1979 6.62 -
1980 6.61 -
1981 6.62 2.46
1982 6.63 -
1983 6.65 -
1984 6.62 -
1985 6.59 -
1986 6.56 -
1987 6.52 -
1988 6.47 -
1989 6.41 -
1990 6.34 -
1991 6.24 1.72
1992 6.16 -
1993 6.07 -
1994 6.01 -
1995 5.94 -
1996 5.84 -
1997 5.74 -
1998 5.63 -
1999 5.52 -
2000 5.4 -
2001 5.31 1.4
2002 5.23 -
2003 5.14 -
2004 5.04 -
2005 4.93 -
2006 4.88 -
2007 4.81 -
2008 4.74 -
2009 4.66 -
2010 4.57 -
2011 4.49 1.07
2012 4.41 -
2013 4.34 -
2014 4.27 -
2015 4.22 1.18
2016 4.16 1.17
2017 4.11 1.13
2018 4.06 1.06
2019 4 1.05
2020 3.93 0.99
2021 3.87 0.98
2022 3.79 0.87
2023 3.71 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Eritrea and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Taiwan
1960 18.8 -
1961 18.9 -
1962 18.9 -
1963 19 -
1964 19 -
1965 19 -
1966 19 -
1967 18.9 -
1968 18.9 -
1969 18.8 -
1970 18.6 -
1971 18.5 -
1972 18.3 -
1973 18.2 -
1974 18.2 20.8
1975 18.1 21.2
1976 18 21.5
1977 17.9 21.9
1978 17.8 22.3
1979 17.8 22.6
1980 17.8 23
1981 17.7 23.4
1982 17.7 23.8
1983 17.7 24.1
1984 17.8 24.6
1985 17.8 25.1
1986 17.9 25.6
1987 17.9 26.1
1988 17.8 26.5
1989 17.7 27
1990 17.6 27.5
1991 17.6 28
1992 17.5 28.4
1993 17.6 28.9
1994 17.6 29.4
1995 18.1 29.8
1996 18.4 30.3
1997 18 30.7
1998 17.8 31.2
1999 17.5 31.6
2000 17.4 32.1
2001 17.5 32.6
2002 17.7 33.1
2003 18 33.6
2004 18.3 34.1
2005 18.3 34.7
2006 18.2 35.2
2007 18.1 35.8
2008 18.2 36.3
2009 18.4 36.8
2010 18.4 37.4
2011 18.5 37.9
2012 18.5 38.3
2013 18.5 38.9
2014 18.5 39.3
2015 18.4 39.9
2016 18.4 40.4
2017 18.5 41
2018 18.7 41.5
2019 18.9 42.1
2020 19.1 42.7
2021 19.3 43.3
2022 19.5 43.9
2023 19.7 44.5
2024 19.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
n/a
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
79.7
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
n/a

Energy

Eritrea Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
n/a

Society

Eritrea Taiwan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
51
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
98.5%
2014
English speaking
0%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
n/a

Health

Eritrea Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
30
2025
55
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Eritrea Taiwan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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