Eritrea vs Vatican comparison: 66 facts & rankings

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 96th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Eritrea	Vatican
Population	3700586	936
Population rank	130/197	197/197
GDP	$2.07B 2011	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	179/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$689 2011	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	188/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$1,742 2011	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$3.54B 2011	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	260.4% 2019	n/a
Government debt per person	$1,182 2011	n/a
Government debt per person rank	136/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$1,129 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	46,787 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	78.6 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.71 2023	n/a
Median age	19.9 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	69.4 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Eritrea and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Eritrea vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Eritrea	Vatican
2026	69.4	83.4
2025	69.2	83.3
2024	68.9	83.1
2023	68.6	83
2022	67.8	83.3
2021	66.9	82.9
2020	67	83
2019	67.3	83.6
2018	67	83.3
2017	66.6	82.7
2016	66.2	82.9
2015	65.9	82.5
2014	65.5	82.6
2013	65	82.5
2012	64.7	82
2011	64.2	81.7
2010	63.7	81.5
2009	63.2	81.3
2008	62.4	81.4
2007	62	81.3
2006	61.5	81.2
2005	60.6	80.6
2004	60.1	80.2
2003	59.5	79.8
2002	58.9	80
2001	58.4	79.9
2000	56.3	79.3
1999	44.5	78.7
1998	50	78.3
1997	56.2	78.2
1996	55.5	78.5
1995	54.8	77.8
1994	54	77.7
1993	53.2	77
1992	52.4	77.3
1991	50.5	76.9
1990	49.7	76.9
1989	47.8	76.8
1988	48.1	76.4
1987	47.4	76.2
1986	39.5	75.7
1985	38.6	75.5
1984	37.7	75.1
1983	37.2	74.7
1982	44.9	74.8
1981	45	74.3
1980	44.6	74.1
1979	43.8	74
1978	43.4	73.7
1977	43	73.3
1976	42.6	72.9
1975	39	72.6
1974	39	72.7
1973	41.1	71.9
1972	40.7	72
1971	41.5	71.7
1970	41.2	71.5
1969	40.8	70.7
1968	40.5	70.7
1967	40.2	70.9
1966	37.6	70.9
1965	39.6	70.1
1964	39.2	70.3
1963	38.8	69.3
1962	38.3	69.2
1961	37.9	69.8
1960	37.4	69.2
1959	37	69.2
1958	30.9	68.7
1957	30.4	67.5
1956	35.6	67.3
1955	35.2	67.8
1954	34.8	67.5
1953	34.4	66.3
1952	34	65.7
1951	33.6	65.3
1950	33.3	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Eritrea and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Eritrea	Vatican
2024	3,535,603	-
2023	3,470,390	-
2022	3,409,447	-
2021	3,350,183	-
2020	3,291,271	-
2019	3,240,194	1,000
2018	3,192,760	-
2017	3,150,347	1,000
2016	3,124,698	-
2015	3,105,546	1,000
2014	3,095,173	842
2013	3,074,360	839
2012	3,036,988	836
2011	2,998,485	832
2010	2,945,186	829
2009	2,887,885	826
2008	2,816,327	824
2007	2,743,222	821
2006	2,703,502	932
2005	2,661,215	921
2004	2,598,284	921
2003	2,493,903	911
2002	2,392,978	900
2001	2,312,079	890
2000	2,247,031	880
1999	2,212,780	-
1998	2,180,419	-
1997	2,152,135	-
1996	2,128,464	-
1995	2,025,267	-
1994	1,913,915	-
1993	1,856,006	-
1992	1,798,748	-
1991	1,919,571	-
1990	2,032,737	-
1989	1,987,017	-
1988	1,938,255	-
1987	1,888,669	-
1986	1,845,164	-
1985	1,807,816	-
1984	1,771,730	-
1983	1,736,160	-
1982	1,695,461	-
1981	1,649,939	-
1980	1,605,797	-
1979	1,563,332	-
1978	1,522,378	-
1977	1,482,565	-
1976	1,443,807	-
1975	1,408,210	-
1974	1,375,688	-
1973	1,342,669	-
1972	1,309,235	-
1971	1,276,154	-
1970	1,243,453	-
1969	1,212,005	-
1968	1,181,737	-
1967	1,152,339	-
1966	1,124,957	-
1965	1,098,335	-
1964	1,071,287	-
1963	1,045,092	-
1962	1,019,788	-
1961	995,573	-
1960	972,547	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Eritrea	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$1.94B 2011	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	31.3% 2019	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.13% 2006	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	20.9% 2003	n/a
Armed forces personnel	202,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	+2.72% 2019	n/a
Unemployment rate	5.8% 2017	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	21.8% 2009	n/a
Economic freedom index	39.6 2026	65 2025
Total reserves including gold	$192M 2019	n/a
Personal remittances received	$3.28M 2000	n/a
International tourist arrivals	142,000 2016	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	36.8% 2000	n/a

Energy

	Eritrea	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	289.5 kg 2022	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$6.73 2011	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	0.78 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.22 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	22.4% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	80.7% 2021	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0% 2021	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	54.4% 2023	n/a

Society

	Eritrea	Vatican
% of world population	0.04% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-6,698 2025	n/a
Urban population	34.5% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.4:50.6 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.6 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.17 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	9.53 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	13 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	5 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	14.6 2012	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	37.9 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	49 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	76.6% 2018	100% 2013
English speaking	0% 2025	20% 2025
People using the Internet	20% 2023	n/a

Health

	Eritrea	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$28.3 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$13.7 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	69.4 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	28.5% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.09 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	21.3 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	291 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	35.4 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	4.94% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	4.4% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	30 2026	72 2026
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	1.07 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Eritrea	Vatican
% of world land	0.08% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	13,233 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	29,313 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	4,038 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	9,942 mi 2018	5.59 mi 2003