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Eritrea vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 96th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Uruguay
Population
3667774
3384690
Population rank 131/197 133/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$81B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Eritrea and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year GDP
Eritrea Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 - $2,137,096,774
1971 - $2,807,258,065
1972 - $2,189,418,689
1973 - $3,964,296,443
1974 - $4,090,209,682
1975 - $3,538,278,047
1976 - $3,667,161,241
1977 - $4,114,670,014
1978 - $4,910,254,566
1979 - $7,181,182,224
1980 - $10,163,020,116
1981 - $11,048,301,421
1982 - $9,178,780,077
1983 - $5,102,276,308
1984 - $4,850,238,550
1985 - $4,732,017,873
1986 - $5,880,112,788
1987 - $7,367,494,080
1988 - $8,213,538,369
1989 - $8,438,951,476
1990 - $9,298,807,850
1991 - $11,206,176,651
1992 $477,101,652 $12,878,148,791
1993 $467,872,715 $15,002,136,971
1994 $531,688,312 $17,474,588,896
1995 $578,015,625 $19,297,663,097
1996 $693,535,954 $20,515,458,114
1997 $686,490,090 $23,969,739,234
1998 $745,523,117 $25,385,886,978
1999 $688,918,537 $23,983,945,191
2000 $706,370,816 $22,823,270,892
2001 $752,371,689 $20,898,761,742
2002 $729,321,680 $13,606,515,723
2003 $870,248,268 $12,045,638,352
2004 $1,109,054,005 $13,686,329,890
2005 $1,098,424,686 $17,362,857,684
2006 $1,211,161,880 $19,741,420,740
2007 $1,317,974,491 $23,797,773,024
2008 $1,380,188,800 $31,119,602,539
2009 $1,856,695,551 $32,708,319,078
2010 $1,589,515,447 $41,950,361,212
2011 $2,065,001,626 $50,342,406,067
2012 - $54,232,266,359
2013 - $61,337,621,934
2014 - $61,496,186,974
2015 - $57,680,327,999
2016 - $57,480,787,465
2017 - $65,005,997,963
2018 - $65,344,577,416
2019 - $62,222,313,619
2020 - $53,559,359,262
2021 - $60,739,084,241
2022 - $70,594,110,920
2023 - $77,991,666,838
2024 - $80,961,511,074

Eritrea and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 - $766
1971 - $1,000
1972 - $776
1973 - $1,397
1974 - $1,433
1975 - $1,232
1976 - $1,268
1977 - $1,414
1978 - $1,678
1979 - $2,443
1980 - $3,443
1981 - $3,728
1982 - $3,085
1983 - $1,707
1984 - $1,615
1985 - $1,568
1986 - $1,939
1987 - $2,416
1988 - $2,677
1989 - $2,734
1990 - $2,995
1991 - $3,589
1992 $265.2 $4,102
1993 $252.1 $4,753
1994 $277.8 $5,508
1995 $285.4 $6,050
1996 $326 $6,398
1997 $319 $7,436
1998 $342 $7,837
1999 $311 $7,371
2000 $314 $6,988
2001 $325 $6,383
2002 $305 $4,150
2003 $349 $3,671
2004 $427 $4,169
2005 $413 $5,284
2006 $448 $6,001
2007 $480 $7,222
2008 $490 $9,424
2009 $643 $9,881
2010 $540 $12,641
2011 $689 $15,132
2012 - $16,260
2013 - $18,335
2014 - $18,322
2015 - $17,126
2016 - $17,010
2017 - $19,185
2018 - $19,250
2019 - $18,316
2020 - $15,758
2021 - $17,882
2022 - $20,819
2023 - $23,019
2024 - $23,907

Eritrea vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Uruguay
1950 33.3 65.6
1951 33.6 65.8
1952 34 66.1
1953 34.4 66.3
1954 34.8 66.5
1955 35.2 66.7
1956 35.6 66.9
1957 30.4 67.1
1958 30.9 67.3
1959 37 67.5
1960 37.4 67.7
1961 37.9 67.8
1962 38.3 67.9
1963 38.8 68
1964 39.2 68.1
1965 39.6 68.2
1966 37.6 68.3
1967 40.2 68.4
1968 40.5 68.5
1969 40.8 68.6
1970 41.2 68.7
1971 41.5 68.9
1972 40.7 69.2
1973 41.1 69.3
1974 39 69.5
1975 39 69.7
1976 42.6 69.9
1977 43 70.1
1978 43.4 70.3
1979 43.8 70.3
1980 44.6 70.5
1981 45 71
1982 44.9 71.5
1983 37.2 71.6
1984 37.7 71.7
1985 38.6 71.9
1986 39.5 72.2
1987 47.4 72.2
1988 48.1 72.4
1989 47.8 72.6
1990 49.7 73
1991 50.5 73.2
1992 52.4 73.2
1993 53.2 73.1
1994 54 73.2
1995 54.8 73.5
1996 55.5 73.8
1997 56.2 73.9
1998 50 74
1999 44.5 74.3
2000 56.3 74.7
2001 58.4 75
2002 58.9 75
2003 59.5 75.1
2004 60.1 75.3
2005 60.6 75.8
2006 61.5 75.9
2007 62 76.2
2008 62.4 76.3
2009 63.2 76.7
2010 63.7 76.7
2011 64.2 76.6
2012 64.7 76.7
2013 65 77
2014 65.5 77.2
2015 65.9 77.3
2016 66.2 77.4
2017 66.6 77.6
2018 67 77.5
2019 67.3 77.5
2020 67 78.4
2021 66.9 75.4
2022 67.8 76.5
2023 68.6 78.1
2024 68.9 78.3
2025 69.2 78.5

Eritrea and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year Population
Eritrea Uruguay
1960 972,547 2,529,957
1961 995,573 2,562,044
1962 1,019,788 2,593,298
1963 1,045,092 2,623,766
1964 1,071,287 2,653,180
1965 1,098,335 2,681,169
1966 1,124,957 2,707,646
1967 1,152,339 2,732,277
1968 1,181,737 2,754,606
1969 1,212,005 2,773,974
1970 1,243,453 2,790,807
1971 1,276,154 2,806,462
1972 1,309,235 2,821,644
1973 1,342,669 2,837,133
1974 1,375,688 2,853,944
1975 1,408,210 2,872,320
1976 1,443,807 2,891,392
1977 1,482,565 2,909,461
1978 1,522,378 2,925,715
1979 1,563,332 2,939,903
1980 1,605,797 2,951,953
1981 1,649,939 2,963,246
1982 1,695,461 2,975,492
1983 1,736,160 2,988,778
1984 1,771,730 3,002,488
1985 1,807,816 3,017,037
1986 1,845,164 3,032,845
1987 1,888,669 3,049,896
1988 1,938,255 3,067,961
1989 1,987,017 3,086,255
1990 2,032,737 3,104,403
1991 1,919,571 3,122,354
1992 1,798,748 3,139,702
1993 1,856,006 3,156,345
1994 1,913,915 3,172,834
1995 2,025,267 3,189,440
1996 2,128,464 3,206,324
1997 2,152,135 3,223,345
1998 2,180,419 3,239,280
1999 2,212,780 3,254,015
2000 2,247,031 3,266,206
2001 2,312,079 3,274,251
2002 2,392,978 3,278,867
2003 2,493,903 3,281,186
2004 2,598,284 3,283,148
2005 2,661,215 3,285,771
2006 2,703,502 3,289,506
2007 2,743,222 3,295,153
2008 2,816,327 3,302,177
2009 2,887,885 3,310,091
2010 2,945,186 3,318,580
2011 2,998,485 3,326,825
2012 3,036,988 3,335,401
2013 3,074,360 3,345,337
2014 3,095,173 3,356,334
2015 3,105,546 3,368,017
2016 3,124,698 3,379,283
2017 3,150,347 3,388,438
2018 3,192,760 3,394,534
2019 3,240,194 3,397,206
2020 3,291,271 3,398,968
2021 3,350,183 3,396,695
2022 3,409,447 3,390,913
2023 3,470,390 3,388,081
2024 3,535,603 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Uruguay
1960 6.48 2.83
1961 6.47 2.85
1962 6.5 2.87
1963 6.48 2.88
1964 6.49 2.86
1965 6.49 2.84
1966 6.5 2.82
1967 6.5 2.78
1968 6.5 2.77
1969 6.5 2.77
1970 6.54 2.77
1971 6.54 2.77
1972 6.54 2.78
1973 6.55 2.86
1974 6.57 2.96
1975 6.59 3.02
1976 6.6 3.01
1977 6.61 2.9
1978 6.61 2.83
1979 6.62 2.71
1980 6.61 2.59
1981 6.62 2.53
1982 6.63 2.51
1983 6.65 2.49
1984 6.62 2.47
1985 6.59 2.47
1986 6.56 2.47
1987 6.52 2.49
1988 6.47 2.5
1989 6.41 2.5
1990 6.34 2.48
1991 6.24 2.45
1992 6.16 2.43
1993 6.07 2.41
1994 6.01 2.42
1995 5.94 2.4
1996 5.84 2.36
1997 5.74 2.33
1998 5.63 2.27
1999 5.52 2.25
2000 5.4 2.2
2001 5.31 2.16
2002 5.23 2.16
2003 5.14 2.12
2004 5.04 2.09
2005 4.93 2.1
2006 4.88 2.07
2007 4.81 2.05
2008 4.74 2.03
2009 4.66 2.02
2010 4.57 2.01
2011 4.49 1.99
2012 4.41 2.01
2013 4.34 2.03
2014 4.27 2.03
2015 4.22 2.04
2016 4.16 1.97
2017 4.11 1.82
2018 4.06 1.68
2019 4 1.57
2020 3.93 1.5
2021 3.87 1.45
2022 3.79 1.43
2023 3.71 1.41

Eritrea and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Uruguay
1960 18.8 29
1961 18.9 29.1
1962 18.9 29.2
1963 19 29.2
1964 19 29.3
1965 19 29.4
1966 19 29.5
1967 18.9 29.6
1968 18.9 29.7
1969 18.8 29.8
1970 18.6 29.9
1971 18.5 29.9
1972 18.3 30
1973 18.2 30.1
1974 18.2 30.1
1975 18.1 30.1
1976 18 30.1
1977 17.9 30.1
1978 17.8 30
1979 17.8 30
1980 17.8 30.1
1981 17.7 30.1
1982 17.7 30.2
1983 17.7 30.3
1984 17.8 30.3
1985 17.8 30.4
1986 17.9 30.5
1987 17.9 30.6
1988 17.8 30.7
1989 17.7 30.8
1990 17.6 30.9
1991 17.6 31
1992 17.5 31.1
1993 17.6 31.2
1994 17.6 31.4
1995 18.1 31.5
1996 18.4 31.6
1997 18 31.7
1998 17.8 31.8
1999 17.5 31.9
2000 17.4 32
2001 17.5 32.2
2002 17.7 32.3
2003 18 32.5
2004 18.3 32.7
2005 18.3 32.9
2006 18.2 33.1
2007 18.1 33.3
2008 18.2 33.5
2009 18.4 33.7
2010 18.4 34
2011 18.5 34.2
2012 18.5 34.5
2013 18.5 34.7
2014 18.5 34.9
2015 18.4 35
2016 18.4 35.2
2017 18.5 35.3
2018 18.7 35.5
2019 18.9 35.8
2020 19.1 36
2021 19.3 36.3
2022 19.5 36.5
2023 19.7 36.8
2024 19.9 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Uruguay
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
98.9%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
24%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Eritrea Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
4.63
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
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
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Uruguay
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
48,300 mi
2010

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