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Eritrea vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 96th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Venezuela
Population
3667774
28610737
Population rank 131/197 54/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$482B
2014
GDP rank 179/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 188/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 137/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Eritrea and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year GDP
Eritrea Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 - $11,561,111,111
1971 - $12,986,590,909
1972 - $13,977,727,273
1973 - $17,035,581,395
1974 - $26,100,930,233
1975 - $27,464,651,163
1976 - $31,419,534,884
1977 - $36,210,697,674
1978 - $39,316,279,070
1979 - $48,310,930,233
1980 - $59,116,511,628
1981 - $66,327,441,860
1982 - $67,736,744,186
1983 - $67,556,279,070
1984 - $59,867,743,468
1985 - $61,965,466,667
1986 - $60,516,123,711
1987 - $48,029,034,483
1988 - $60,226,413,793
1989 - $43,536,709,104
1990 - $48,606,952,195
1991 - $53,453,444,787
1992 $477,101,652 $60,416,519,620
1993 $467,872,715 $60,037,460,783
1994 $531,688,312 $58,418,666,667
1995 $578,015,625 $77,389,487,770
1996 $693,535,954 $70,543,211,119
1997 $686,490,090 $85,837,678,560
1998 $745,523,117 $91,336,763,255
1999 $688,918,537 $97,972,842,462
2000 $706,370,816 $117,146,466,003
2001 $752,371,689 $122,911,036,747
2002 $729,321,680 $92,893,587,734
2003 $870,248,268 $83,620,628,582
2004 $1,109,054,005 $112,451,400,425
2005 $1,098,424,686 $145,513,489,652
2006 $1,211,161,880 $183,477,522,124
2007 $1,317,974,491 $230,364,012,576
2008 $1,380,188,800 $315,953,388,511
2009 $1,856,695,551 $329,787,628,928
2010 $1,589,515,447 $393,192,354,511
2011 $2,065,001,626 $316,482,190,800
2012 - $381,286,237,848
2013 - $371,005,379,787
2014 - $482,359,318,768

Eritrea and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 - $1,015
1971 - $1,106
1972 - $1,155
1973 - $1,367
1974 - $2,034
1975 - $2,078
1976 - $2,309
1977 - $2,585
1978 - $2,727
1979 - $3,257
1980 - $3,874
1981 - $4,228
1982 - $4,202
1983 - $4,079
1984 - $3,520
1985 - $3,549
1986 - $3,376
1987 - $2,611
1988 - $3,191
1989 - $2,250
1990 - $2,452
1991 - $2,633
1992 $265.2 $2,907
1993 $252.1 $2,825
1994 $277.8 $2,689
1995 $285.4 $3,487
1996 $326 $3,113
1997 $319 $3,711
1998 $342 $3,870
1999 $311 $4,071
2000 $314 $4,776
2001 $325 $4,920
2002 $305 $3,652
2003 $349 $3,230
2004 $427 $4,269
2005 $413 $5,432
2006 $448 $6,739
2007 $480 $8,332
2008 $490 $11,262
2009 $643 $11,597
2010 $540 $13,646
2011 $689 $10,844
2012 - $12,901
2013 - $12,403
2014 - $15,944

Eritrea vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Venezuela
1950 33.3 51.1
1951 33.6 52
1952 34 52.7
1953 34.4 53.4
1954 34.8 54.1
1955 35.2 54.8
1956 35.6 55.5
1957 30.4 56.2
1958 30.9 56.9
1959 37 57.7
1960 37.4 58.4
1961 37.9 59.1
1962 38.3 59.7
1963 38.8 60.5
1964 39.2 61.2
1965 39.6 61.9
1966 37.6 62.9
1967 40.2 63.6
1968 40.5 63.9
1969 40.8 63.8
1970 41.2 64.8
1971 41.5 65.2
1972 40.7 65.6
1973 41.1 65.7
1974 39 66.2
1975 39 66.7
1976 42.6 67.3
1977 43 67.7
1978 43.4 68.1
1979 43.8 68.2
1980 44.6 68.2
1981 45 68.7
1982 44.9 69
1983 37.2 69.5
1984 37.7 69.7
1985 38.6 70
1986 39.5 70.5
1987 47.4 70.7
1988 48.1 70.8
1989 47.8 70.8
1990 49.7 71
1991 50.5 71.2
1992 52.4 71.2
1993 53.2 71.4
1994 54 71.3
1995 54.8 71.7
1996 55.5 71.9
1997 56.2 72.6
1998 50 72.4
1999 44.5 72.1
2000 56.3 72.4
2001 58.4 71
2002 58.9 72.8
2003 59.5 72.1
2004 60.1 72.8
2005 60.6 73.1
2006 61.5 73
2007 62 73.3
2008 62.4 72.6
2009 63.2 72.8
2010 63.7 73.1
2011 64.2 73.1
2012 64.7 73.1
2013 65 73.1
2014 65.5 72.8
2015 65.9 73
2016 66.2 72
2017 66.6 71.9
2018 67 72.6
2019 67.3 72.8
2020 67 72.4
2021 66.9 71.5
2022 67.8 72.6
2023 68.6 72.5
2024 68.9 72.7
2025 69.2 72.8

Eritrea and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year Population
Eritrea Venezuela
1960 972,547 8,160,090
1961 995,573 8,455,915
1962 1,019,788 8,756,870
1963 1,045,092 9,064,021
1964 1,071,287 9,377,712
1965 1,098,335 9,697,790
1966 1,124,957 10,024,854
1967 1,152,339 10,358,513
1968 1,181,737 10,697,530
1969 1,212,005 11,040,280
1970 1,243,453 11,387,790
1971 1,276,154 11,741,008
1972 1,309,235 12,099,180
1973 1,342,669 12,463,537
1974 1,375,688 12,835,351
1975 1,408,210 13,215,892
1976 1,443,807 13,606,284
1977 1,482,565 14,006,812
1978 1,522,378 14,416,684
1979 1,563,332 14,834,552
1980 1,605,797 15,258,218
1981 1,649,939 15,687,297
1982 1,695,461 16,121,874
1983 1,736,160 16,562,205
1984 1,771,730 17,008,841
1985 1,807,816 17,461,434
1986 1,845,164 17,923,536
1987 1,888,669 18,394,963
1988 1,938,255 18,871,020
1989 1,987,017 19,348,921
1990 2,032,737 19,827,010
1991 1,919,571 20,304,896
1992 1,798,748 20,780,948
1993 1,856,006 21,254,520
1994 1,913,915 21,725,188
1995 2,025,267 22,193,821
1996 2,128,464 22,662,113
1997 2,152,135 23,131,685
1998 2,180,419 23,601,337
1999 2,212,780 24,066,593
2000 2,247,031 24,526,708
2001 2,312,079 24,979,922
2002 2,392,978 25,435,671
2003 2,493,903 25,892,703
2004 2,598,284 26,340,838
2005 2,661,215 26,785,804
2006 2,703,502 27,224,686
2007 2,743,222 27,649,363
2008 2,816,327 28,053,696
2009 2,887,885 28,438,298
2010 2,945,186 28,813,101
2011 2,998,485 29,185,212
2012 3,036,988 29,553,826
2013 3,074,360 29,912,198
2014 3,095,173 30,254,079
2015 3,105,546 30,573,972
2016 3,124,698 30,765,720
2017 3,150,347 30,565,323
2018 3,192,760 29,807,592
2019 3,240,194 28,938,098
2020 3,291,271 28,444,077
2021 3,350,183 28,237,826
2022 3,409,447 28,213,017
2023 3,470,390 28,300,854
2024 3,535,603 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Venezuela
1960 6.48 6.38
1961 6.47 6.3
1962 6.5 6.23
1963 6.48 6.16
1964 6.49 6.07
1965 6.49 5.98
1966 6.5 5.87
1967 6.5 5.75
1968 6.5 5.61
1969 6.5 5.47
1970 6.54 5.32
1971 6.54 5.17
1972 6.54 5.04
1973 6.55 4.91
1974 6.57 4.79
1975 6.59 4.69
1976 6.6 4.59
1977 6.61 4.49
1978 6.61 4.4
1979 6.62 4.3
1980 6.61 4.2
1981 6.62 4.1
1982 6.63 4.01
1983 6.65 3.93
1984 6.62 3.86
1985 6.59 3.79
1986 6.56 3.73
1987 6.52 3.67
1988 6.47 3.6
1989 6.41 3.52
1990 6.34 3.45
1991 6.24 3.37
1992 6.16 3.29
1993 6.07 3.22
1994 6.01 3.15
1995 5.94 3.08
1996 5.84 3.02
1997 5.74 2.97
1998 5.63 2.91
1999 5.52 2.86
2000 5.4 2.79
2001 5.31 2.78
2002 5.23 2.74
2003 5.14 2.7
2004 5.04 2.64
2005 4.93 2.63
2006 4.88 2.6
2007 4.81 2.52
2008 4.74 2.48
2009 4.66 2.42
2010 4.57 2.4
2011 4.49 2.4
2012 4.41 2.38
2013 4.34 2.33
2014 4.27 2.3
2015 4.22 2.25
2016 4.16 2.22
2017 4.11 2.18
2018 4.06 2.15
2019 4 2.13
2020 3.93 2.12
2021 3.87 2.11
2022 3.79 2.09
2023 3.71 2.08

Eritrea and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Venezuela
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.9 16.6
1962 18.9 16.5
1963 19 16.5
1964 19 16.5
1965 19 16.5
1966 19 16.6
1967 18.9 16.6
1968 18.9 16.7
1969 18.8 16.9
1970 18.6 17
1971 18.5 17.2
1972 18.3 17.3
1973 18.2 17.5
1974 18.2 17.7
1975 18.1 17.9
1976 18 18.1
1977 17.9 18.3
1978 17.8 18.5
1979 17.8 18.7
1980 17.8 18.8
1981 17.7 19
1982 17.7 19.2
1983 17.7 19.4
1984 17.8 19.6
1985 17.8 19.8
1986 17.9 20
1987 17.9 20.2
1988 17.8 20.4
1989 17.7 20.6
1990 17.6 20.8
1991 17.6 21
1992 17.5 21.2
1993 17.6 21.4
1994 17.6 21.6
1995 18.1 21.9
1996 18.4 22.1
1997 18 22.3
1998 17.8 22.6
1999 17.5 22.8
2000 17.4 23.1
2001 17.5 23.4
2002 17.7 23.6
2003 18 23.9
2004 18.3 24.1
2005 18.3 24.4
2006 18.2 24.7
2007 18.1 24.9
2008 18.2 25.2
2009 18.4 25.5
2010 18.4 25.8
2011 18.5 26.1
2012 18.5 26.5
2013 18.5 26.8
2014 18.5 27.1
2015 18.4 27.4
2016 18.4 27.7
2017 18.5 28
2018 18.7 28.4
2019 18.9 28.9
2020 19.1 29.2
2021 19.3 29.6
2022 19.5 29.8
2023 19.7 30
2024 19.9 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$192M
2019
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Venezuela
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
97.6%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Eritrea Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Venezuela
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
59,769 mi
2014

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