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Eritrea vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 96th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Vanuatu
Population
3667774
341110
Population rank 131/197 174/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Eritrea and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Eritrea Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 - $168,879,207
1991 - $201,334,169
1992 $477,101,652 $209,088,825
1993 $467,872,715 $200,491,853
1994 $531,688,312 $233,701,301
1995 $578,015,625 $249,333,250
1996 $693,535,954 $261,370,044
1997 $686,490,090 $272,771,209
1998 $745,523,117 $262,293,411
1999 $688,918,537 $268,006,973
2000 $706,370,816 $272,014,628
2001 $752,371,689 $257,926,882
2002 $729,321,680 $262,596,536
2003 $870,248,268 $314,471,413
2004 $1,109,054,005 $364,996,869
2005 $1,098,424,686 $394,962,433
2006 $1,211,161,880 $439,358,587
2007 $1,317,974,491 $516,392,923
2008 $1,380,188,800 $590,748,429
2009 $1,856,695,551 $592,622,319
2010 $1,589,515,447 $670,712,980
2011 $2,065,001,626 $770,153,588
2012 - $747,839,698
2013 - $758,304,466
2014 - $773,717,011
2015 - $759,690,181
2016 - $804,323,577
2017 - $880,043,284
2018 - $914,727,908
2019 - $936,526,268
2020 - $909,421,044
2021 - $982,362,212
2022 - $1,030,654,208
2023 - $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Eritrea and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 - $1,141
1991 - $1,326
1992 $265.2 $1,344
1993 $252.1 $1,257
1994 $277.8 $1,431
1995 $285.4 $1,492
1996 $326 $1,529
1997 $319 $1,562
1998 $342 $1,471
1999 $311 $1,472
2000 $314 $1,460
2001 $325 $1,350
2002 $305 $1,341
2003 $349 $1,567
2004 $427 $1,774
2005 $413 $1,874
2006 $448 $2,035
2007 $480 $2,334
2008 $490 $2,604
2009 $643 $2,546
2010 $540 $2,815
2011 $689 $3,163
2012 - $3,005
2013 - $2,980
2014 - $2,973
2015 - $2,855
2016 - $2,956
2017 - $3,160
2018 - $3,207
2019 - $3,207
2020 - $3,043
2021 - $3,212
2022 - $3,292
2023 - $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Eritrea vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Vanuatu
1950 33.3 43.9
1951 33.6 42.2
1952 34 45.3
1953 34.4 45.8
1954 34.8 46.5
1955 35.2 47.1
1956 35.6 47.7
1957 30.4 48.2
1958 30.9 48.7
1959 37 49.3
1960 37.4 49.8
1961 37.9 50.4
1962 38.3 50.9
1963 38.8 51.5
1964 39.2 52
1965 39.6 52.5
1966 37.6 53.1
1967 40.2 53.7
1968 40.5 54.2
1969 40.8 54.8
1970 41.2 55.3
1971 41.5 55.9
1972 40.7 56.4
1973 41.1 57
1974 39 57.6
1975 39 58.1
1976 42.6 58.7
1977 43 59.2
1978 43.4 59.9
1979 43.8 60.9
1980 44.6 61.3
1981 45 61.9
1982 44.9 62.5
1983 37.2 63.1
1984 37.7 63.5
1985 38.6 63.9
1986 39.5 64.6
1987 47.4 64.4
1988 48.1 65.7
1989 47.8 66
1990 49.7 66.7
1991 50.5 67.1
1992 52.4 67.4
1993 53.2 67.7
1994 54 68
1995 54.8 68.1
1996 55.5 68.2
1997 56.2 68.3
1998 50 68.4
1999 44.5 67.9
2000 56.3 68.6
2001 58.4 68.7
2002 58.9 68.8
2003 59.5 68.9
2004 60.1 69
2005 60.6 69.2
2006 61.5 69.1
2007 62 69.1
2008 62.4 69.3
2009 63.2 69.4
2010 63.7 69.6
2011 64.2 69.7
2012 64.7 69.9
2013 65 70
2014 65.5 70
2015 65.9 70.2
2016 66.2 70.4
2017 66.6 70.5
2018 67 70.6
2019 67.3 70.8
2020 67 70.4
2021 66.9 70
2022 67.8 71.3
2023 68.6 71.5
2024 68.9 71.7
2025 69.2 71.8

Eritrea and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year Population
Eritrea Vanuatu
1960 972,547 64,431
1961 995,573 66,264
1962 1,019,788 68,174
1963 1,045,092 70,159
1964 1,071,287 72,219
1965 1,098,335 74,358
1966 1,124,957 76,590
1967 1,152,339 78,921
1968 1,181,737 81,314
1969 1,212,005 83,755
1970 1,243,453 86,266
1971 1,276,154 88,862
1972 1,309,235 91,562
1973 1,342,669 94,362
1974 1,375,688 97,260
1975 1,408,210 100,269
1976 1,443,807 103,388
1977 1,482,565 106,618
1978 1,522,378 109,963
1979 1,563,332 113,040
1980 1,605,797 115,660
1981 1,649,939 118,249
1982 1,695,461 121,035
1983 1,736,160 123,998
1984 1,771,730 127,109
1985 1,807,816 130,356
1986 1,845,164 133,720
1987 1,888,669 137,187
1988 1,938,255 140,756
1989 1,987,017 144,393
1990 2,032,737 148,063
1991 1,919,571 151,793
1992 1,798,748 155,608
1993 1,856,006 159,463
1994 1,913,915 163,314
1995 2,025,267 167,137
1996 2,128,464 170,911
1997 2,152,135 174,626
1998 2,180,419 178,313
1999 2,212,780 182,048
2000 2,247,031 186,281
2001 2,312,079 191,031
2002 2,392,978 195,863
2003 2,493,903 200,746
2004 2,598,284 205,711
2005 2,661,215 210,760
2006 2,703,502 215,923
2007 2,743,222 221,276
2008 2,816,327 226,896
2009 2,887,885 232,731
2010 2,945,186 238,248
2011 2,998,485 243,474
2012 3,036,988 248,883
2013 3,074,360 254,482
2014 3,095,173 260,240
2015 3,105,546 266,101
2016 3,124,698 272,087
2017 3,150,347 278,507
2018 3,192,760 285,259
2019 3,240,194 291,985
2020 3,291,271 298,858
2021 3,350,183 305,868
2022 3,409,447 313,046
2023 3,470,390 320,409
2024 3,535,603 327,777

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Vanuatu
1960 6.48 6.78
1961 6.47 6.73
1962 6.5 6.67
1963 6.48 6.62
1964 6.49 6.57
1965 6.49 6.52
1966 6.5 6.51
1967 6.5 6.51
1968 6.5 6.46
1969 6.5 6.41
1970 6.54 6.35
1971 6.54 6.29
1972 6.54 6.23
1973 6.55 6.15
1974 6.57 6.06
1975 6.59 5.98
1976 6.6 5.89
1977 6.61 5.81
1978 6.61 5.77
1979 6.62 5.73
1980 6.61 5.69
1981 6.62 5.65
1982 6.63 5.6
1983 6.65 5.55
1984 6.62 5.49
1985 6.59 5.43
1986 6.56 5.38
1987 6.52 5.33
1988 6.47 5.27
1989 6.41 5.21
1990 6.34 5.17
1991 6.24 5.13
1992 6.16 5.09
1993 6.07 5.02
1994 6.01 4.94
1995 5.94 4.85
1996 5.84 4.75
1997 5.74 4.66
1998 5.63 4.6
1999 5.52 4.56
2000 5.4 4.54
2001 5.31 4.5
2002 5.23 4.38
2003 5.14 4.29
2004 5.04 4.21
2005 4.93 4.13
2006 4.88 4.1
2007 4.81 4.12
2008 4.74 4.16
2009 4.66 4.16
2010 4.57 4.13
2011 4.49 4.09
2012 4.41 4.06
2013 4.34 4.04
2014 4.27 4
2015 4.22 3.95
2016 4.16 3.92
2017 4.11 3.88
2018 4.06 3.83
2019 4 3.79
2020 3.93 3.74
2021 3.87 3.7
2022 3.79 3.65
2023 3.71 3.6

Eritrea and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Vanuatu
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.9 17.6
1962 18.9 17.5
1963 19 17.4
1964 19 17.3
1965 19 17.2
1966 19 17.1
1967 18.9 17.1
1968 18.9 17
1969 18.8 17
1970 18.6 17
1971 18.5 17
1972 18.3 17
1973 18.2 17
1974 18.2 17.1
1975 18.1 17.1
1976 18 17.1
1977 17.9 17.2
1978 17.8 17.3
1979 17.8 17.5
1980 17.8 17.6
1981 17.7 17.7
1982 17.7 17.7
1983 17.7 17.7
1984 17.8 17.7
1985 17.8 17.7
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 17.8
1988 17.8 17.8
1989 17.7 17.8
1990 17.6 17.8
1991 17.6 17.9
1992 17.5 17.8
1993 17.6 17.7
1994 17.6 17.7
1995 18.1 17.8
1996 18.4 18
1997 18 18
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.5 18
2000 17.4 18.2
2001 17.5 18.5
2002 17.7 18.7
2003 18 18.9
2004 18.3 19.2
2005 18.3 19.4
2006 18.2 19.6
2007 18.1 19.9
2008 18.2 20.1
2009 18.4 20.3
2010 18.4 20.5
2011 18.5 20.6
2012 18.5 20.8
2013 18.5 20.9
2014 18.5 21
2015 18.4 21.1
2016 18.4 21.1
2017 18.5 21.2
2018 18.7 21.2
2019 18.9 21.2
2020 19.1 21.2
2021 19.3 21.2
2022 19.5 21.2
2023 19.7 21.2
2024 19.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
n/a
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
50.4%
2020

Energy

Eritrea Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Eritrea Vanuatu
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
88%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Eritrea Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
96
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Vanuatu
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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