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Eritrea vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 96th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Thailand
Population
3667774
71619867
Population rank 131/197 21/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$526B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Eritrea and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Thailand
Year GDP
Eritrea Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 - $32,353,514,989
1981 - $34,846,039,194
1982 - $36,589,772,404
1983 - $40,042,798,388
1984 - $41,797,647,776
1985 - $38,900,711,333
1986 - $43,096,773,981
1987 - $50,535,446,555
1988 - $61,667,253,471
1989 - $72,250,748,100
1990 - $85,343,190,719
1991 - $98,234,714,971
1992 $477,101,652 $111,452,746,518
1993 $467,872,715 $128,889,262,951
1994 $531,688,312 $146,683,778,959
1995 $578,015,625 $169,278,916,593
1996 $693,535,954 $183,035,237,429
1997 $686,490,090 $150,180,456,566
1998 $745,523,117 $113,675,596,788
1999 $688,918,537 $126,669,211,779
2000 $706,370,816 $126,392,224,254
2001 $752,371,689 $120,296,476,180
2002 $729,321,680 $134,300,904,400
2003 $870,248,268 $152,280,615,246
2004 $1,109,054,005 $172,895,685,155
2005 $1,098,424,686 $189,318,408,469
2006 $1,211,161,880 $221,758,296,022
2007 $1,317,974,491 $262,942,621,455
2008 $1,380,188,800 $291,382,982,431
2009 $1,856,695,551 $281,710,630,187
2010 $1,589,515,447 $341,104,766,329
2011 $2,065,001,626 $370,818,739,624
2012 - $397,558,325,279
2013 - $420,333,654,593
2014 - $407,339,040,198
2015 - $401,296,238,228
2016 - $413,366,349,748
2017 - $456,356,813,537
2018 - $506,754,208,404
2019 - $543,976,691,794
2020 - $500,461,898,480
2021 - $506,194,668,790
2022 - $495,644,697,588
2023 - $515,906,283,941
2024 - $526,411,265,428

Eritrea and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 - $709
1981 - $748
1982 - $770
1983 - $827
1984 - $847
1985 - $774
1986 - $842
1987 - $970
1988 - $1,164
1989 - $1,342
1990 - $1,559
1991 - $1,766
1992 $265.2 $1,972
1993 $252.1 $2,245
1994 $277.8 $2,518
1995 $285.4 $2,864
1996 $326 $3,055
1997 $319 $2,473
1998 $342 $1,848
1999 $311 $2,033
2000 $314 $2,006
2001 $325 $1,890
2002 $305 $2,090
2003 $349 $2,348
2004 $427 $2,642
2005 $413 $2,868
2006 $448 $3,331
2007 $480 $3,919
2008 $490 $4,309
2009 $643 $4,135
2010 $540 $4,974
2011 $689 $5,374
2012 - $5,726
2013 - $6,018
2014 - $5,801
2015 - $5,689
2016 - $5,834
2017 - $6,413
2018 - $7,100
2019 - $7,606
2020 - $6,986
2021 - $7,057
2022 - $6,909
2023 - $7,195
2024 - $7,345

Eritrea vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Thailand
1950 33.3 45.2
1951 33.6 45.9
1952 34 46.5
1953 34.4 47.1
1954 34.8 47.6
1955 35.2 48.1
1956 35.6 48.6
1957 30.4 49.1
1958 30.9 49.5
1959 37 50.1
1960 37.4 50.6
1961 37.9 51.1
1962 38.3 51.4
1963 38.8 52
1964 39.2 52.5
1965 39.6 53.1
1966 37.6 53.7
1967 40.2 54.3
1968 40.5 55
1969 40.8 55.7
1970 41.2 56.5
1971 41.5 57.1
1972 40.7 57.7
1973 41.1 58.3
1974 39 59
1975 39 59.7
1976 42.6 60.4
1977 43 60.9
1978 43.4 61.3
1979 43.8 61.7
1980 44.6 62.2
1981 45 62.9
1982 44.9 63.6
1983 37.2 64.5
1984 37.7 65.5
1985 38.6 66.5
1986 39.5 67.3
1987 47.4 67.8
1988 48.1 68.2
1989 47.8 68.6
1990 49.7 68.9
1991 50.5 69.1
1992 52.4 69.4
1993 53.2 69.6
1994 54 69.7
1995 54.8 69.8
1996 55.5 69.9
1997 56.2 70.4
1998 50 70.7
1999 44.5 71
2000 56.3 71.2
2001 58.4 71.5
2002 58.9 71.8
2003 59.5 72.1
2004 60.1 72.1
2005 60.6 72.9
2006 61.5 73.3
2007 62 73.8
2008 62.4 74.2
2009 63.2 74.7
2010 63.7 75
2011 64.2 75.3
2012 64.7 75.6
2013 65 76
2014 65.5 76.3
2015 65.9 76.6
2016 66.2 76.8
2017 66.6 77
2018 67 77.2
2019 67.3 77.2
2020 67 77.3
2021 66.9 77.6
2022 67.8 75.3
2023 68.6 76.4
2024 68.9 76.6
2025 69.2 76.8

Eritrea and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Thailand
Year Population
Eritrea Thailand
1960 972,547 26,851,747
1961 995,573 27,650,334
1962 1,019,788 28,481,040
1963 1,045,092 29,342,322
1964 1,071,287 30,232,141
1965 1,098,335 31,149,337
1966 1,124,957 32,086,071
1967 1,152,339 33,037,801
1968 1,181,737 34,002,560
1969 1,212,005 34,973,782
1970 1,243,453 35,954,408
1971 1,276,154 36,937,387
1972 1,309,235 37,933,929
1973 1,342,669 38,947,787
1974 1,375,688 39,952,891
1975 1,408,210 40,940,005
1976 1,443,807 41,896,504
1977 1,482,565 42,843,974
1978 1,522,378 43,788,976
1979 1,563,332 44,718,434
1980 1,605,797 45,650,022
1981 1,649,939 46,575,855
1982 1,695,461 47,494,577
1983 1,736,160 48,423,309
1984 1,771,730 49,351,708
1985 1,807,816 50,270,753
1986 1,845,164 51,177,834
1987 1,888,669 52,074,105
1988 1,938,255 52,969,595
1989 1,987,017 53,848,956
1990 2,032,737 54,738,329
1991 1,919,571 55,637,434
1992 1,798,748 56,528,834
1993 1,856,006 57,408,198
1994 1,913,915 58,260,854
1995 2,025,267 59,098,232
1996 2,128,464 59,920,064
1997 2,152,135 60,724,584
1998 2,180,419 61,522,630
1999 2,212,780 62,299,043
2000 2,247,031 63,007,815
2001 2,312,079 63,651,141
2002 2,392,978 64,266,437
2003 2,493,903 64,868,166
2004 2,598,284 65,452,047
2005 2,661,215 66,017,420
2006 2,703,502 66,567,687
2007 2,743,222 67,102,394
2008 2,816,327 67,619,830
2009 2,887,885 68,121,080
2010 2,945,186 68,579,447
2011 2,998,485 69,007,208
2012 3,036,988 69,436,098
2013 3,074,360 69,845,114
2014 3,095,173 70,216,367
2015 3,105,546 70,540,795
2016 3,124,698 70,859,841
2017 3,150,347 71,160,187
2018 3,192,760 71,376,079
2019 3,240,194 71,522,271
2020 3,291,271 71,641,484
2021 3,350,183 71,727,332
2022 3,409,447 71,735,329
2023 3,470,390 71,702,435
2024 3,535,603 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Thailand

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Thailand
1960 6.48 6.33
1961 6.47 6.32
1962 6.5 6.33
1963 6.48 6.34
1964 6.49 6.31
1965 6.49 6.26
1966 6.5 6.18
1967 6.5 6.08
1968 6.5 5.93
1969 6.5 5.7
1970 6.54 5.45
1971 6.54 5.25
1972 6.54 5.08
1973 6.55 4.85
1974 6.57 4.6
1975 6.59 4.36
1976 6.6 4.12
1977 6.61 3.87
1978 6.61 3.62
1979 6.62 3.45
1980 6.61 3.29
1981 6.62 3.13
1982 6.63 2.94
1983 6.65 2.76
1984 6.62 2.58
1985 6.59 2.45
1986 6.56 2.36
1987 6.52 2.26
1988 6.47 2.17
1989 6.41 2.14
1990 6.34 2.07
1991 6.24 2.04
1992 6.16 2.01
1993 6.07 1.97
1994 6.01 1.93
1995 5.94 1.89
1996 5.84 1.87
1997 5.74 1.85
1998 5.63 1.82
1999 5.52 1.77
2000 5.4 1.73
2001 5.31 1.71
2002 5.23 1.69
2003 5.14 1.67
2004 5.04 1.67
2005 4.93 1.64
2006 4.88 1.63
2007 4.81 1.62
2008 4.74 1.59
2009 4.66 1.57
2010 4.57 1.56
2011 4.49 1.57
2012 4.41 1.56
2013 4.34 1.53
2014 4.27 1.48
2015 4.22 1.45
2016 4.16 1.4
2017 4.11 1.36
2018 4.06 1.32
2019 4 1.29
2020 3.93 1.26
2021 3.87 1.23
2022 3.79 1.22
2023 3.71 1.21

Eritrea and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Thailand
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.9 17.9
1962 18.9 17.7
1963 19 17.6
1964 19 17.5
1965 19 17.4
1966 19 17.3
1967 18.9 17.3
1968 18.9 17.3
1969 18.8 17.4
1970 18.6 17.5
1971 18.5 17.6
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.2 18
1974 18.2 18.2
1975 18.1 18.4
1976 18 18.7
1977 17.9 18.9
1978 17.8 19.2
1979 17.8 19.5
1980 17.8 19.9
1981 17.7 20.2
1982 17.7 20.6
1983 17.7 21
1984 17.8 21.5
1985 17.8 21.9
1986 17.9 22.4
1987 17.9 22.8
1988 17.8 23.3
1989 17.7 23.7
1990 17.6 24.3
1991 17.6 24.8
1992 17.5 25.4
1993 17.6 26
1994 17.6 26.6
1995 18.1 27.2
1996 18.4 27.7
1997 18 28.3
1998 17.8 28.9
1999 17.5 29.5
2000 17.4 30
2001 17.5 30.5
2002 17.7 30.9
2003 18 31.3
2004 18.3 31.7
2005 18.3 32.2
2006 18.2 32.6
2007 18.1 33.1
2008 18.2 33.6
2009 18.4 34
2010 18.4 34.5
2011 18.5 35
2012 18.5 35.4
2013 18.5 35.9
2014 18.5 36.3
2015 18.4 36.8
2016 18.4 37.3
2017 18.5 37.7
2018 18.7 38.2
2019 18.9 38.7
2020 19.1 39.2
2021 19.3 39.7
2022 19.5 40.2
2023 19.7 40.7
2024 19.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Thailand
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
91.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Eritrea Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Thailand
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
436,817 mi
2020

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