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Eritrea vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 96th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Turkey
Population
3667774
85914550
Population rank 131/197 18/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 179/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Eritrea and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Turkey
Year GDP
Eritrea Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 - $68,823,684,211
1981 - $71,180,180,180
1982 - $64,369,325,153
1983 - $61,803,555,556
1984 - $59,937,602,180
1985 - $67,232,758,621
1986 - $75,673,037,037
1987 - $87,190,081,680
1988 - $90,875,175,809
1989 - $107,127,191,329
1990 - $150,655,500,192
1991 - $151,034,731,544
1992 $477,101,652 $159,104,772,992
1993 $467,872,715 $180,415,757,852
1994 $531,688,312 $130,650,447,499
1995 $578,015,625 $169,319,579,016
1996 $693,535,954 $181,464,408,820
1997 $686,490,090 $189,878,399,895
1998 $745,523,117 $275,941,990,764
1999 $688,918,537 $256,395,932,738
2000 $706,370,816 $274,294,623,164
2001 $752,371,689 $201,753,123,807
2002 $729,321,680 $240,249,071,871
2003 $870,248,268 $314,595,572,146
2004 $1,109,054,005 $408,865,430,220
2005 $1,098,424,686 $506,314,717,662
2006 $1,211,161,880 $557,076,157,773
2007 $1,317,974,491 $681,321,124,296
2008 $1,380,188,800 $770,449,132,861
2009 $1,856,695,551 $649,289,324,628
2010 $1,589,515,447 $776,967,266,306
2011 $2,065,001,626 $838,785,289,694
2012 - $880,555,885,492
2013 - $957,799,120,008
2014 - $938,934,609,297
2015 - $864,313,810,469
2016 - $869,682,881,593
2017 - $858,988,492,854
2018 - $778,972,108,041
2019 - $761,005,915,751
2020 - $720,338,490,327
2021 - $819,865,223,976
2022 - $907,118,434,654
2023 - $1,118,252,958,514
2024 - $1,323,254,808,059

Eritrea and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 - $1,516
1981 - $1,537
1982 - $1,360
1983 - $1,276
1984 - $1,209
1985 - $1,326
1986 - $1,461
1987 - $1,650
1988 - $1,686
1989 - $1,949
1990 - $2,690
1991 - $2,649
1992 $265.2 $2,744
1993 $252.1 $3,058
1994 $277.8 $2,176
1995 $285.4 $2,775
1996 $326 $2,929
1997 $319 $3,021
1998 $342 $4,330
1999 $311 $3,969
2000 $314 $4,192
2001 $325 $3,046
2002 $305 $3,583
2003 $349 $4,638
2004 $427 $5,961
2005 $413 $7,303
2006 $448 $7,953
2007 $480 $9,711
2008 $490 $10,844
2009 $643 $9,013
2010 $540 $10,623
2011 $689 $11,301
2012 - $11,713
2013 - $12,578
2014 - $12,165
2015 - $11,050
2016 - $10,970
2017 - $10,696
2018 - $9,569
2019 - $9,215
2020 - $8,639
2021 - $9,743
2022 - $10,675
2023 - $13,106
2024 - $15,473

Eritrea vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Turkey
1950 33.3 47.3
1951 33.6 47.6
1952 34 48.1
1953 34.4 48.2
1954 34.8 48.8
1955 35.2 49.1
1956 35.6 49.5
1957 30.4 49.2
1958 30.9 49.2
1959 37 50.1
1960 37.4 50.8
1961 37.9 51.6
1962 38.3 52.3
1963 38.8 53.1
1964 39.2 53.6
1965 39.6 54.1
1966 37.6 54.6
1967 40.2 55.2
1968 40.5 55.6
1969 40.8 56.2
1970 41.2 56.7
1971 41.5 57.2
1972 40.7 58
1973 41.1 58.5
1974 39 59
1975 39 59.5
1976 42.6 60
1977 43 60.8
1978 43.4 61.6
1979 43.8 62.2
1980 44.6 62.7
1981 45 63.2
1982 44.9 63.7
1983 37.2 64.3
1984 37.7 64.8
1985 38.6 65.3
1986 39.5 65.9
1987 47.4 66.4
1988 48.1 66.9
1989 47.8 67.4
1990 49.7 67.8
1991 50.5 68.3
1992 52.4 68.6
1993 53.2 69
1994 54 69.4
1995 54.8 69.7
1996 55.5 70.2
1997 56.2 70.7
1998 50 71.1
1999 44.5 70.8
2000 56.3 71.9
2001 58.4 72.3
2002 58.9 72.6
2003 59.5 72.9
2004 60.1 73.2
2005 60.6 73.5
2006 61.5 73.8
2007 62 74.1
2008 62.4 74.4
2009 63.2 74.7
2010 63.7 75
2011 64.2 74.8
2012 64.7 75.6
2013 65 76.2
2014 65.5 76.5
2015 65.9 76.5
2016 66.2 76.6
2017 66.6 77
2018 67 77.5
2019 67.3 77.7
2020 67 76.5
2021 66.9 75.7
2022 67.8 77.6
2023 68.6 77.2
2024 68.9 77.4
2025 69.2 77.8

Eritrea and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Turkey
Year Population
Eritrea Turkey
1960 972,547 28,329,898
1961 995,573 29,119,238
1962 1,019,788 29,916,147
1963 1,045,092 30,726,841
1964 1,071,287 31,543,072
1965 1,098,335 32,345,220
1966 1,124,957 33,177,672
1967 1,152,339 34,050,421
1968 1,181,737 34,921,684
1969 1,212,005 35,787,774
1970 1,243,453 36,638,465
1971 1,276,154 37,518,611
1972 1,309,235 38,430,221
1973 1,342,669 39,329,533
1974 1,375,688 40,210,234
1975 1,408,210 41,053,126
1976 1,443,807 41,899,984
1977 1,482,565 42,773,298
1978 1,522,378 43,645,306
1979 1,563,332 44,510,429
1980 1,605,797 45,408,815
1981 1,649,939 46,321,190
1982 1,695,461 47,322,096
1983 1,736,160 48,447,410
1984 1,771,730 49,574,069
1985 1,807,816 50,687,115
1986 1,845,164 51,777,772
1987 1,888,669 52,843,670
1988 1,938,255 53,909,626
1989 1,987,017 54,976,723
1990 2,032,737 56,015,628
1991 1,919,571 57,009,887
1992 1,798,748 57,990,118
1993 1,856,006 58,999,167
1994 1,913,915 60,033,836
1995 2,025,267 61,024,503
1996 2,128,464 61,951,134
1997 2,152,135 62,852,966
1998 2,180,419 63,734,383
1999 2,212,780 64,591,923
2000 2,247,031 65,425,961
2001 2,312,079 66,245,128
2002 2,392,978 67,048,795
2003 2,493,903 67,831,730
2004 2,598,284 68,592,617
2005 2,661,215 69,329,557
2006 2,703,502 70,045,349
2007 2,743,222 70,158,112
2008 2,816,327 71,051,678
2009 2,887,885 72,039,206
2010 2,945,186 73,142,150
2011 2,998,485 74,223,629
2012 3,036,988 75,175,827
2013 3,074,360 76,147,624
2014 3,095,173 77,181,884
2015 3,105,546 78,218,479
2016 3,124,698 79,277,962
2017 3,150,347 80,312,698
2018 3,192,760 81,407,204
2019 3,240,194 82,579,440
2020 3,291,271 83,384,680
2021 3,350,183 84,147,318
2022 3,409,447 84,979,913
2023 3,470,390 85,325,965
2024 3,535,603 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Turkey

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Turkey
1960 6.48 6.38
1961 6.47 6.42
1962 6.5 6.38
1963 6.48 6.34
1964 6.49 6.29
1965 6.49 6.22
1966 6.5 6.15
1967 6.5 6.06
1968 6.5 5.96
1969 6.5 5.87
1970 6.54 5.78
1971 6.54 5.67
1972 6.54 5.55
1973 6.55 5.41
1974 6.57 5.24
1975 6.59 5.09
1976 6.6 4.93
1977 6.61 4.78
1978 6.61 4.69
1979 6.62 4.58
1980 6.61 4.45
1981 6.62 4.35
1982 6.63 4.21
1983 6.65 4.06
1984 6.62 3.91
1985 6.59 3.78
1986 6.56 3.66
1987 6.52 3.54
1988 6.47 3.45
1989 6.41 3.34
1990 6.34 3.11
1991 6.24 3
1992 6.16 2.94
1993 6.07 2.92
1994 6.01 2.87
1995 5.94 2.84
1996 5.84 2.78
1997 5.74 2.74
1998 5.63 2.71
1999 5.52 2.63
2000 5.4 2.49
2001 5.31 2.39
2002 5.23 2.27
2003 5.14 2.2
2004 5.04 2.2
2005 4.93 2.2
2006 4.88 2.19
2007 4.81 2.16
2008 4.74 2.15
2009 4.66 2.1
2010 4.57 2.08
2011 4.49 2.05
2012 4.41 2.11
2013 4.34 2.11
2014 4.27 2.19
2015 4.22 2.16
2016 4.16 2.11
2017 4.11 2.08
2018 4.06 2
2019 4 1.89
2020 3.93 1.77
2021 3.87 1.71
2022 3.79 1.63
2023 3.71 1.51

Eritrea and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Turkey
1960 18.8 19.4
1961 18.9 19.3
1962 18.9 19.1
1963 19 19
1964 19 18.9
1965 19 18.9
1966 19 18.8
1967 18.9 18.7
1968 18.9 18.6
1969 18.8 18.6
1970 18.6 18.6
1971 18.5 18.7
1972 18.3 18.8
1973 18.2 18.9
1974 18.2 19
1975 18.1 19.1
1976 18 19.3
1977 17.9 19.4
1978 17.8 19.5
1979 17.8 19.7
1980 17.8 19.8
1981 17.7 19.9
1982 17.7 20
1983 17.7 20.2
1984 17.8 20.4
1985 17.8 20.6
1986 17.9 20.9
1987 17.9 21.1
1988 17.8 21.3
1989 17.7 21.6
1990 17.6 21.8
1991 17.6 22.1
1992 17.5 22.4
1993 17.6 22.7
1994 17.6 23
1995 18.1 23.3
1996 18.4 23.6
1997 18 24
1998 17.8 24.3
1999 17.5 24.7
2000 17.4 25
2001 17.5 25.4
2002 17.7 25.8
2003 18 26.2
2004 18.3 26.6
2005 18.3 27
2006 18.2 27.5
2007 18.1 27.9
2008 18.2 28.3
2009 18.4 28.6
2010 18.4 29.1
2011 18.5 29.5
2012 18.5 29.8
2013 18.5 30.1
2014 18.5 30.4
2015 18.4 30.6
2016 18.4 30.9
2017 18.5 31.2
2018 18.7 31.5
2019 18.9 31.8
2020 19.1 32.3
2021 19.3 32.7
2022 19.5 33.1
2023 19.7 33.5
2024 19.9 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Turkey
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
97.3%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Eritrea Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Turkey
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
272,554 mi
2024

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