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Eritrea vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 96th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Tajikistan
Population
3667774
10940854
Population rank 131/197 88/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Eritrea and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Eritrea Tajikistan
1990 - $2,629,395,066
1991 - $2,536,585,366
1992 $477,101,652 $1,908,554,572
1993 $467,872,715 $1,646,623,195
1994 $531,688,312 $1,522,001,206
1995 $578,015,625 $1,231,561,860
1996 $693,535,954 $1,043,654,822
1997 $686,490,090 $921,518,033
1998 $745,523,117 $1,320,199,582
1999 $688,918,537 $1,086,612,290
2000 $706,370,816 $860,541,842
2001 $752,371,689 $1,080,772,551
2002 $729,321,680 $1,221,106,220
2003 $870,248,268 $1,555,318,261
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,076,176,869
2005 $1,098,424,686 $2,312,352,021
2006 $1,211,161,880 $2,830,213,849
2007 $1,317,974,491 $3,719,524,541
2008 $1,380,188,800 $5,161,299,725
2009 $1,856,695,551 $4,979,472,364
2010 $1,589,515,447 $5,642,221,099
2011 $2,065,001,626 $6,522,756,255
2012 - $7,633,036,903
2013 - $8,448,411,318
2014 - $9,112,605,459
2015 - $8,271,431,485
2016 - $6,992,416,097
2017 - $7,536,402,853
2018 - $7,764,999,999
2019 - $8,300,813,599
2020 - $8,133,963,551
2021 - $8,937,805,347
2022 - $10,713,525,200
2023 - $12,244,169,293
2024 - $14,204,575,549

Eritrea and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Tajikistan
1990 - $487
1991 - $458
1992 $265.2 $338
1993 $252.1 $287.6
1994 $277.8 $261.3
1995 $285.4 $207
1996 $326 $172
1997 $319 $150.1
1998 $342 $213.7
1999 $311 $175
2000 $314 $136.9
2001 $325 $168.7
2002 $305 $187
2003 $349 $233.6
2004 $427 $306
2005 $413 $334
2006 $448 $401
2007 $480 $517
2008 $490 $703
2009 $643 $665
2010 $540 $737
2011 $689 $834
2012 - $952
2013 - $1,028
2014 - $1,082
2015 - $957
2016 - $789
2017 - $829
2018 - $834
2019 - $871
2020 - $834
2021 - $897
2022 - $1,052
2023 - $1,178
2024 - $1,341

Eritrea vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Tajikistan
1950 33.3 49.3
1951 33.6 49.6
1952 34 49.9
1953 34.4 50.2
1954 34.8 50.5
1955 35.2 50.8
1956 35.6 51.1
1957 30.4 51.4
1958 30.9 51.8
1959 37 52.2
1960 37.4 52.5
1961 37.9 52.9
1962 38.3 53.4
1963 38.8 53.8
1964 39.2 54.2
1965 39.6 54.7
1966 37.6 55.1
1967 40.2 55.5
1968 40.5 55.9
1969 40.8 56.3
1970 41.2 56.6
1971 41.5 56.9
1972 40.7 57.2
1973 41.1 57.4
1974 39 57.7
1975 39 57.9
1976 42.6 58.1
1977 43 58.2
1978 43.4 58.4
1979 43.8 58.5
1980 44.6 58.6
1981 45 58.8
1982 44.9 60.2
1983 37.2 60.5
1984 37.7 60.7
1985 38.6 61
1986 39.5 61.8
1987 47.4 61.6
1988 48.1 61.8
1989 47.8 61.7
1990 49.7 61.6
1991 50.5 61.7
1992 52.4 57.1
1993 53.2 55.5
1994 54 60.1
1995 54.8 61.4
1996 55.5 60.8
1997 56.2 61.9
1998 50 62.4
1999 44.5 63.1
2000 56.3 63.5
2001 58.4 64.2
2002 58.9 64.9
2003 59.5 65.9
2004 60.1 66.6
2005 60.6 66.5
2006 61.5 67
2007 62 67.4
2008 62.4 67.9
2009 63.2 68.2
2010 63.7 68.4
2011 64.2 68.7
2012 64.7 69.1
2013 65 69.6
2014 65.5 69.7
2015 65.9 69.7
2016 66.2 70
2017 66.6 70.5
2018 67 70.7
2019 67.3 71
2020 67 68.6
2021 66.9 69.6
2022 67.8 71.6
2023 68.6 71.8
2024 68.9 71.9
2025 69.2 72.1

Eritrea and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year Population
Eritrea Tajikistan
1960 972,547 2,112,131
1961 995,573 2,181,805
1962 1,019,788 2,255,026
1963 1,045,092 2,331,736
1964 1,071,287 2,411,260
1965 1,098,335 2,492,998
1966 1,124,957 2,577,184
1967 1,152,339 2,664,130
1968 1,181,737 2,753,848
1969 1,212,005 2,845,273
1970 1,243,453 2,936,779
1971 1,276,154 3,028,837
1972 1,309,235 3,123,691
1973 1,342,669 3,222,290
1974 1,375,688 3,324,499
1975 1,408,210 3,430,425
1976 1,443,807 3,540,076
1977 1,482,565 3,653,265
1978 1,522,378 3,768,508
1979 1,563,332 3,882,691
1980 1,605,797 3,995,256
1981 1,649,939 4,109,022
1982 1,695,461 4,227,171
1983 1,736,160 4,350,874
1984 1,771,730 4,480,026
1985 1,807,816 4,619,003
1986 1,845,164 4,772,139
1987 1,888,669 4,939,059
1988 1,938,255 5,114,989
1989 1,987,017 5,267,249
1990 2,032,737 5,398,768
1991 1,919,571 5,541,205
1992 1,798,748 5,649,400
1993 1,856,006 5,724,993
1994 1,913,915 5,825,368
1995 2,025,267 5,948,584
1996 2,128,464 6,066,523
1997 2,152,135 6,139,829
1998 2,180,419 6,176,397
1999 2,212,780 6,208,370
2000 2,247,031 6,284,735
2001 2,312,079 6,407,377
2002 2,392,978 6,531,669
2003 2,493,903 6,658,575
2004 2,598,284 6,790,547
2005 2,661,215 6,924,720
2006 2,703,502 7,057,566
2007 2,743,222 7,194,477
2008 2,816,327 7,338,403
2009 2,887,885 7,490,230
2010 2,945,186 7,652,141
2011 2,998,485 7,824,785
2012 3,036,988 8,014,084
2013 3,074,360 8,216,724
2014 3,095,173 8,425,552
2015 3,105,546 8,643,840
2016 3,124,698 8,865,631
2017 3,150,347 9,085,946
2018 3,192,760 9,307,333
2019 3,240,194 9,529,966
2020 3,291,271 9,749,310
2021 3,350,183 9,966,908
2022 3,409,447 10,182,222
2023 3,470,390 10,389,799
2024 3,535,603 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Tajikistan
1960 6.48 6.24
1961 6.47 6.35
1962 6.5 6.48
1963 6.48 6.62
1964 6.49 6.68
1965 6.49 6.74
1966 6.5 6.82
1967 6.5 6.89
1968 6.5 6.91
1969 6.5 6.91
1970 6.54 6.91
1971 6.54 6.91
1972 6.54 6.89
1973 6.55 6.84
1974 6.57 6.77
1975 6.59 6.69
1976 6.6 6.6
1977 6.61 6.49
1978 6.61 6.4
1979 6.62 6.31
1980 6.61 6.21
1981 6.62 6.12
1982 6.63 6.03
1983 6.65 5.98
1984 6.62 5.96
1985 6.59 5.94
1986 6.56 5.91
1987 6.52 5.84
1988 6.47 5.75
1989 6.41 5.61
1990 6.34 5.46
1991 6.24 5.28
1992 6.16 5.06
1993 6.07 4.92
1994 6.01 4.79
1995 5.94 4.66
1996 5.84 3.94
1997 5.74 4.06
1998 5.63 4.07
1999 5.52 3.85
2000 5.4 3.49
2001 5.31 3.49
2002 5.23 3.47
2003 5.14 3.42
2004 5.04 3.51
2005 4.93 3.4
2006 4.88 3.34
2007 4.81 3.37
2008 4.74 3.39
2009 4.66 3.43
2010 4.57 3.46
2011 4.49 3.46
2012 4.41 3.42
2013 4.34 3.43
2014 4.27 3.46
2015 4.22 3.46
2016 4.16 3.38
2017 4.11 3.29
2018 4.06 3.29
2019 4 3.28
2020 3.93 3.21
2021 3.87 3.17
2022 3.79 3.13
2023 3.71 3.07

Eritrea and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Tajikistan
1960 18.8 21.6
1961 18.9 21.4
1962 18.9 20.9
1963 19 20.4
1964 19 19.6
1965 19 18.9
1966 19 18.4
1967 18.9 18.1
1968 18.9 17.9
1969 18.8 17.8
1970 18.6 17.8
1971 18.5 17.8
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.2 17.8
1974 18.2 17.8
1975 18.1 17.9
1976 18 17.9
1977 17.9 18
1978 17.8 18
1979 17.8 18.1
1980 17.8 18.1
1981 17.7 18.1
1982 17.7 18.2
1983 17.7 18.2
1984 17.8 18.2
1985 17.8 18.2
1986 17.9 18.3
1987 17.9 18.3
1988 17.8 18.3
1989 17.7 18.2
1990 17.6 18.1
1991 17.6 18
1992 17.5 17.9
1993 17.6 17.8
1994 17.6 17.7
1995 18.1 17.7
1996 18.4 17.7
1997 18 17.9
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.5 18.2
2000 17.4 18.5
2001 17.5 18.7
2002 17.7 18.9
2003 18 19.2
2004 18.3 19.4
2005 18.3 19.6
2006 18.2 19.8
2007 18.1 20.1
2008 18.2 20.4
2009 18.4 20.6
2010 18.4 20.8
2011 18.5 21
2012 18.5 21.2
2013 18.5 21.4
2014 18.5 21.6
2015 18.4 21.7
2016 18.4 21.9
2017 18.5 22
2018 18.7 22.2
2019 18.9 22.3
2020 19.1 22.5
2021 19.3 22.6
2022 19.5 22.7
2023 19.7 22.9
2024 19.9 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP n/a
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
7.27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
54.5%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Tajikistan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99.7%
2010
English speaking
0%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Eritrea Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
5
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Tajikistan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
18,641 mi
2018

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