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Eritrea vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 96th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Tanzania
Population
3667774
72166806
Population rank 131/197 20/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Eritrea and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year GDP
Eritrea Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 - $2,851,419,386
1971 - $3,050,673,517
1972 - $3,472,787,266
1973 - $4,144,104,535
1974 - $4,977,337,978
1975 - $5,729,917,840
1976 - $6,472,511,988
1977 - $7,732,598,995
1978 - $9,261,675,710
1979 - $9,804,637,491
1980 - $11,409,228,087
1981 - $13,161,540,378
1982 - $13,927,383,240
1983 - $14,049,883,809
1984 - $12,906,635,133
1985 - $15,328,295,175
1986 - $10,840,864,521
1987 - $7,824,193,222
1988 - $7,406,614,407
1989 - $6,418,799,007
1990 - $6,184,384,225
1991 - $7,197,768,159
1992 $477,101,652 $6,681,997,469
1993 $467,872,715 $6,182,872,708
1994 $531,688,312 $6,550,480,484
1995 $578,015,625 $7,631,431,840
1996 $693,535,954 $9,433,528,150
1997 $686,490,090 $11,158,197,942
1998 $745,523,117 $12,172,790,056
1999 $688,918,537 $12,704,334,196
2000 $706,370,816 $13,371,767,082
2001 $752,371,689 $13,563,990,022
2002 $729,321,680 $14,129,651,896
2003 $870,248,268 $15,211,487,709
2004 $1,109,054,005 $16,673,062,473
2005 $1,098,424,686 $18,395,383,647
2006 $1,211,161,880 $18,619,859,795
2007 $1,317,974,491 $21,860,434,823
2008 $1,380,188,800 $27,947,821,398
2009 $1,856,695,551 $29,400,573,554
2010 $1,589,515,447 $32,012,892,919
2011 $2,065,001,626 $34,657,140,096
2012 - $39,650,394,363
2013 - $45,648,857,242
2014 - $49,986,726,461
2015 - $47,413,919,817
2016 - $49,774,409,374
2017 - $53,274,884,533
2018 - $57,003,712,892
2019 - $61,026,731,926
2020 - $66,068,737,786
2021 - $70,655,628,148
2022 - $75,769,974,505
2023 - $79,062,403,837
2024 - $78,779,864,877

Eritrea and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 - $211.3
1971 - $218.4
1972 - $239.8
1973 - $276.1
1974 - $320
1975 - $355
1976 - $387
1977 - $446
1978 - $515
1979 - $527
1980 - $595
1981 - $665
1982 - $683
1983 - $667
1984 - $593
1985 - $681
1986 - $466
1987 - $326
1988 - $299
1989 - $252.3
1990 - $236.9
1991 - $268.8
1992 $265.2 $243.4
1993 $252.1 $218.2
1994 $277.8 $222.5
1995 $285.4 $251.2
1996 $326 $305
1997 $319 $353
1998 $342 $375
1999 $311 $382
2000 $314 $390
2001 $325 $385
2002 $305 $391
2003 $349 $410
2004 $427 $438
2005 $413 $469
2006 $448 $462
2007 $480 $528
2008 $490 $657
2009 $643 $674
2010 $540 $715
2011 $689 $753
2012 - $837
2013 - $935
2014 - $993
2015 - $911
2016 - $925
2017 - $957
2018 - $992
2019 - $1,031
2020 - $1,084
2021 - $1,125
2022 - $1,171
2023 - $1,187
2024 - $1,149

Eritrea vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Tanzania
1950 33.3 41
1951 33.6 41.2
1952 34 41.4
1953 34.4 41.5
1954 34.8 41.7
1955 35.2 41.8
1956 35.6 42
1957 30.4 42.1
1958 30.9 42.3
1959 37 42.5
1960 37.4 42.6
1961 37.9 42.8
1962 38.3 43.2
1963 38.8 43.6
1964 39.2 44.1
1965 39.6 44.5
1966 37.6 44.9
1967 40.2 45.2
1968 40.5 45.6
1969 40.8 46
1970 41.2 46.5
1971 41.5 47
1972 40.7 47.4
1973 41.1 47.9
1974 39 48.4
1975 39 48.9
1976 42.6 49.5
1977 43 50
1978 43.4 50.4
1979 43.8 50.8
1980 44.6 51.3
1981 45 51.7
1982 44.9 52
1983 37.2 52.2
1984 37.7 52.2
1985 38.6 52.2
1986 39.5 52.2
1987 47.4 52.2
1988 48.1 52.2
1989 47.8 52.1
1990 49.7 52
1991 50.5 51.8
1992 52.4 51.4
1993 53.2 51.2
1994 54 51.1
1995 54.8 51
1996 55.5 51.1
1997 56.2 51.2
1998 50 51.8
1999 44.5 52.4
2000 56.3 53.2
2001 58.4 54.1
2002 58.9 54.9
2003 59.5 55.9
2004 60.1 56.8
2005 60.6 57.7
2006 61.5 58.5
2007 62 59.3
2008 62.4 59.9
2009 63.2 60.5
2010 63.7 61.1
2011 64.2 61.6
2012 64.7 62.3
2013 65 62.8
2014 65.5 63.4
2015 65.9 63.9
2016 66.2 64.4
2017 66.6 65
2018 67 65.5
2019 67.3 66
2020 67 66.8
2021 66.9 66.1
2022 67.8 66.9
2023 68.6 67
2024 68.9 67.2
2025 69.2 67.4

Eritrea and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year Population
Eritrea Tanzania
1960 972,547 9,901,419
1961 995,573 10,187,886
1962 1,019,788 10,487,756
1963 1,045,092 10,799,528
1964 1,071,287 11,127,826
1965 1,098,335 11,470,728
1966 1,124,957 11,827,459
1967 1,152,339 12,200,109
1968 1,181,737 12,602,076
1969 1,212,005 13,036,700
1970 1,243,453 13,492,677
1971 1,276,154 13,971,451
1972 1,309,235 14,479,308
1973 1,342,669 15,010,101
1974 1,375,688 15,561,630
1975 1,408,210 16,138,361
1976 1,443,807 16,736,211
1977 1,482,565 17,352,929
1978 1,522,378 17,976,566
1979 1,563,332 18,592,038
1980 1,605,797 19,189,769
1981 1,649,939 19,784,703
1982 1,695,461 20,398,571
1983 1,736,160 21,079,874
1984 1,771,730 21,779,066
1985 1,807,816 22,501,693
1986 1,845,164 23,258,959
1987 1,888,669 24,030,378
1988 1,938,255 24,769,686
1989 1,987,017 25,438,759
1990 2,032,737 26,110,207
1991 1,919,571 26,780,436
1992 1,798,748 27,457,588
1993 1,856,006 28,332,692
1994 1,913,915 29,442,356
1995 2,025,267 30,383,497
1996 2,128,464 30,945,762
1997 2,152,135 31,578,089
1998 2,180,419 32,420,458
1999 2,212,780 33,300,330
2000 2,247,031 34,260,139
2001 2,312,079 35,198,299
2002 2,392,978 36,121,304
2003 2,493,903 37,089,555
2004 2,598,284 38,109,668
2005 2,661,215 39,182,076
2006 2,703,502 40,294,902
2007 2,743,222 41,435,512
2008 2,816,327 42,570,728
2009 2,887,885 43,633,982
2010 2,945,186 44,758,488
2011 2,998,485 46,029,367
2012 3,036,988 47,374,260
2013 3,074,360 48,824,128
2014 3,095,173 50,351,512
2015 3,105,546 52,020,962
2016 3,124,698 53,824,013
2017 3,150,347 55,652,890
2018 3,192,760 57,437,145
2019 3,240,194 59,174,891
2020 3,291,271 60,972,798
2021 3,350,183 62,830,412
2022 3,409,447 64,711,821
2023 3,470,390 66,617,606
2024 3,535,603 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Tanzania
1960 6.48 6.54
1961 6.47 6.56
1962 6.5 6.61
1963 6.48 6.65
1964 6.49 6.68
1965 6.49 6.73
1966 6.5 6.8
1967 6.5 6.86
1968 6.5 6.9
1969 6.5 6.95
1970 6.54 7
1971 6.54 7.04
1972 6.54 7.05
1973 6.55 7.06
1974 6.57 7.12
1975 6.59 7.1
1976 6.6 7.09
1977 6.61 7.07
1978 6.61 7.06
1979 6.62 7.04
1980 6.61 6.99
1981 6.62 6.93
1982 6.63 6.87
1983 6.65 6.81
1984 6.62 6.72
1985 6.59 6.6
1986 6.56 6.49
1987 6.52 6.41
1988 6.47 6.38
1989 6.41 6.3
1990 6.34 6.2
1991 6.24 6.14
1992 6.16 6.08
1993 6.07 6
1994 6.01 5.89
1995 5.94 5.82
1996 5.84 5.83
1997 5.74 5.84
1998 5.63 5.81
1999 5.52 5.75
2000 5.4 5.67
2001 5.31 5.62
2002 5.23 5.57
2003 5.14 5.58
2004 5.04 5.6
2005 4.93 5.58
2006 4.88 5.51
2007 4.81 5.4
2008 4.74 5.32
2009 4.66 5.26
2010 4.57 5.23
2011 4.49 5.14
2012 4.41 5.14
2013 4.34 5.16
2014 4.27 5.12
2015 4.22 5.03
2016 4.16 5.01
2017 4.11 4.99
2018 4.06 4.93
2019 4 4.87
2020 3.93 4.8
2021 3.87 4.73
2022 3.79 4.67
2023 3.71 4.61

Eritrea and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Tanzania
1960 18.8 17.4
1961 18.9 17.4
1962 18.9 17.4
1963 19 17.4
1964 19 17.4
1965 19 17.3
1966 19 17.2
1967 18.9 17.2
1968 18.9 17.1
1969 18.8 17.1
1970 18.6 17.1
1971 18.5 17
1972 18.3 17
1973 18.2 17
1974 18.2 16.9
1975 18.1 16.9
1976 18 16.8
1977 17.9 16.8
1978 17.8 16.7
1979 17.8 16.6
1980 17.8 16.5
1981 17.7 16.4
1982 17.7 16.3
1983 17.7 16.2
1984 17.8 16.2
1985 17.8 16.3
1986 17.9 16.4
1987 17.9 16.5
1988 17.8 16.6
1989 17.7 16.6
1990 17.6 16.7
1991 17.6 16.7
1992 17.5 16.8
1993 17.6 17
1994 17.6 17.3
1995 18.1 17.4
1996 18.4 17.4
1997 18 17.3
1998 17.8 17.3
1999 17.5 17.4
2000 17.4 17.4
2001 17.5 17.5
2002 17.7 17.5
2003 18 17.4
2004 18.3 17.4
2005 18.3 17.4
2006 18.2 17.4
2007 18.1 17.3
2008 18.2 17.3
2009 18.4 17.2
2010 18.4 17.2
2011 18.5 17.2
2012 18.5 17.3
2013 18.5 17.3
2014 18.5 17.4
2015 18.4 17.5
2016 18.4 17.6
2017 18.5 17.8
2018 18.7 17.9
2019 18.9 17.9
2020 19.1 18
2021 19.3 18.1
2022 19.5 18.2
2023 19.7 18.3
2024 19.9 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Eritrea Tanzania
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
78.2%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Eritrea Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Tanzania
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
90,225 mi
2022

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