Eritrea vs Yemen statistics compared

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 96th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Eritrea and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Yemen economies compared

GDP

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	GDP
	Eritrea	Yemen
1990	-	$12,643,821,569
1991	-	$14,665,445,462
1992	$477,101,652	$17,959,367,194
1993	$467,872,715	$21,736,802,664
1994	$531,688,312	$28,019,483,764
1995	$578,015,625	$12,796,345,679
1996	$693,535,954	$6,496,163,616
1997	$686,490,090	$6,838,298,531
1998	$745,523,117	$6,322,175,566
1999	$688,918,537	$7,639,325,296
2000	$706,370,816	$9,679,316,770
2001	$752,371,689	$9,852,990,693
2002	$729,321,680	$10,693,430,511
2003	$870,248,268	$11,777,532,662
2004	$1,109,054,005	$13,867,634,371
2005	$1,098,424,686	$16,731,566,717
2006	$1,211,161,880	$19,063,143,370
2007	$1,317,974,491	$21,650,528,674
2008	$1,380,188,800	$26,910,855,807
2009	$1,856,695,551	$25,130,278,213
2010	$1,589,515,447	$30,906,749,533
2011	$2,065,001,626	$32,726,417,878
2012	-	$35,401,331,609
2013	-	$40,415,233,436
2014	-	$43,228,585,321
2015	-	$42,444,490,074
2016	-	$31,317,825,274
2017	-	$26,842,229,045
2018	-	$21,606,160,663

Eritrea and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Eritrea	Yemen
1990	-	$910
1991	-	$1,016
1992	$265.2	$1,198
1993	$252.1	$1,397
1994	$277.8	$1,735
1995	$285.4	$764
1996	$326	$375
1997	$319	$383
1998	$342	$343
1999	$311	$401
2000	$314	$493
2001	$325	$487
2002	$305	$513
2003	$349	$549
2004	$427	$628
2005	$413	$734
2006	$448	$810
2007	$480	$890
2008	$490	$1,072
2009	$643	$969
2010	$540	$1,155
2011	$689	$1,186
2012	-	$1,245
2013	-	$1,379
2014	-	$1,430
2015	-	$1,362
2016	-	$975
2017	-	$811
2018	-	$634

Eritrea vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Eritrea	Yemen
1950	33.3	28.9
1951	33.6	29.3
1952	34	29.6
1953	34.4	30
1954	34.8	30.4
1955	35.2	30.8
1956	35.6	31.3
1957	30.4	31.8
1958	30.9	32.4
1959	37	32.9
1960	37.4	33.5
1961	37.9	34.1
1962	38.3	33.7
1963	38.8	33.4
1964	39.2	34.9
1965	39.6	35.6
1966	37.6	36.3
1967	40.2	37.1
1968	40.5	38
1969	40.8	39.6
1970	41.2	40.6
1971	41.5	41.8
1972	40.7	42.7
1973	41.1	43.6
1974	39	44.5
1975	39	45.5
1976	42.6	46.4
1977	43	47.4
1978	43.4	48.5
1979	43.8	49.5
1980	44.6	50.6
1981	45	51.7
1982	44.9	52.4
1983	37.2	53.6
1984	37.7	54.6
1985	38.6	55.4
1986	39.5	54
1987	47.4	56.8
1988	48.1	57.4
1989	47.8	58
1990	49.7	58.5
1991	50.5	58.8
1992	52.4	59.3
1993	53.2	59.7
1994	54	59.8
1995	54.8	60.5
1996	55.5	60.9
1997	56.2	61.3
1998	50	61.8
1999	44.5	62.3
2000	56.3	62.8
2001	58.4	63.3
2002	58.9	63.8
2003	59.5	64.4
2004	60.1	64.9
2005	60.6	65.4
2006	61.5	65.8
2007	62	66.2
2008	62.4	66.6
2009	63.2	66.9
2010	63.7	67.2
2011	64.2	67.4
2012	64.7	67.6
2013	65	68
2014	65.5	68
2015	65.9	66.8
2016	66.2	67.1
2017	66.6	67.1
2018	67	65.9
2019	67.3	66.6
2020	67	66.4
2021	66.9	66
2022	67.8	68
2023	68.6	69.3
2024	68.9	69.4
2025	69.2	69.6

Eritrea and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	Population
	Eritrea	Yemen
1960	972,547	5,532,301
1961	995,573	5,655,232
1962	1,019,788	5,782,221
1963	1,045,092	5,911,135
1964	1,071,287	6,048,006
1965	1,098,335	6,195,593
1966	1,124,957	6,351,494
1967	1,152,339	6,516,444
1968	1,181,737	6,690,524
1969	1,212,005	6,875,859
1970	1,243,453	7,065,279
1971	1,276,154	7,257,462
1972	1,309,235	7,460,068
1973	1,342,669	7,672,796
1974	1,375,688	7,896,783
1975	1,408,210	8,133,598
1976	1,443,807	8,384,113
1977	1,482,565	8,648,222
1978	1,522,378	8,926,586
1979	1,563,332	9,224,194
1980	1,605,797	9,543,358
1981	1,649,939	9,882,362
1982	1,695,461	10,241,006
1983	1,736,160	10,621,499
1984	1,771,730	11,025,597
1985	1,807,816	11,453,825
1986	1,845,164	11,901,040
1987	1,888,669	12,369,912
1988	1,938,255	12,859,708
1989	1,987,017	13,364,174
1990	2,032,737	13,887,862
1991	1,919,571	14,430,201
1992	1,798,748	14,989,494
1993	1,856,006	15,563,914
1994	1,913,915	16,149,147
1995	2,025,267	16,740,058
1996	2,128,464	17,313,177
1997	2,152,135	17,873,936
1998	2,180,419	18,446,013
1999	2,212,780	19,029,420
2000	2,247,031	19,624,141
2001	2,312,079	20,226,147
2002	2,392,978	20,835,086
2003	2,493,903	21,456,379
2004	2,598,284	22,095,167
2005	2,661,215	22,790,085
2006	2,703,502	23,543,083
2007	2,743,222	24,318,082
2008	2,816,327	25,111,941
2009	2,887,885	25,927,724
2010	2,945,186	26,754,387
2011	2,998,485	27,582,897
2012	3,036,988	28,433,647
2013	3,074,360	29,312,952
2014	3,095,173	30,226,309
2015	3,105,546	31,159,379
2016	3,124,698	32,109,010
2017	3,150,347	33,090,921
2018	3,192,760	34,085,182
2019	3,240,194	35,111,408
2020	3,291,271	36,134,863
2021	3,350,183	37,140,230
2022	3,409,447	38,222,876
2023	3,470,390	39,390,799
2024	3,535,603	40,583,164

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Yemen

Fertility rate

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eritrea	Yemen
1960	6.48	7.99
1961	6.47	8
1962	6.5	8.01
1963	6.48	8.03
1964	6.49	8.07
1965	6.49	8.1
1966	6.5	8.14
1967	6.5	8.17
1968	6.5	8.19
1969	6.5	8.22
1970	6.54	8.23
1971	6.54	8.26
1972	6.54	8.27
1973	6.55	8.29
1974	6.57	8.33
1975	6.59	8.37
1976	6.6	8.42
1977	6.61	8.47
1978	6.61	8.5
1979	6.62	8.67
1980	6.61	8.71
1981	6.62	8.75
1982	6.63	8.79
1983	6.65	8.83
1984	6.62	8.85
1985	6.59	8.86
1986	6.56	8.86
1987	6.52	8.83
1988	6.47	8.79
1989	6.41	8.71
1990	6.34	8.61
1991	6.24	8.46
1992	6.16	8.27
1993	6.07	8.05
1994	6.01	7.8
1995	5.94	7.53
1996	5.84	7
1997	5.74	6.82
1998	5.63	6.64
1999	5.52	6.49
2000	5.4	6.32
2001	5.31	6.14
2002	5.23	5.97
2003	5.14	5.84
2004	5.04	5.71
2005	4.93	5.56
2006	4.88	5.41
2007	4.81	5.26
2008	4.74	5.11
2009	4.66	5
2010	4.57	4.81
2011	4.49	4.63
2012	4.41	4.63
2013	4.34	4.62
2014	4.27	4.62
2015	4.22	4.62
2016	4.16	4.61
2017	4.11	4.61
2018	4.06	4.61
2019	4	4.6
2020	3.93	4.6
2021	3.87	4.6
2022	3.79	4.59
2023	3.71	4.59

Eritrea and Yemen demographics compared

Median age

Eritrea

Yemen

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Eritrea	Yemen
1960	18.8	19.7
1961	18.9	19.6
1962	18.9	19.6
1963	19	19.5
1964	19	19.4
1965	19	19.3
1966	19	19.2
1967	18.9	19.1
1968	18.9	18.9
1969	18.8	18.7
1970	18.6	18.4
1971	18.5	18.1
1972	18.3	17.8
1973	18.2	17.6
1974	18.2	17.3
1975	18.1	17
1976	18	16.8
1977	17.9	16.6
1978	17.8	16.3
1979	17.8	16.1
1980	17.8	15.9
1981	17.7	15.7
1982	17.7	15.5
1983	17.7	15.3
1984	17.8	15.1
1985	17.8	15
1986	17.9	14.9
1987	17.9	14.8
1988	17.8	14.7
1989	17.7	14.6
1990	17.6	14.6
1991	17.6	14.6
1992	17.5	14.6
1993	17.6	14.6
1994	17.6	14.6
1995	18.1	14.7
1996	18.4	14.8
1997	18	14.9
1998	17.8	15
1999	17.5	15.2
2000	17.4	15.4
2001	17.5	15.6
2002	17.7	15.8
2003	18	16
2004	18.3	16.2
2005	18.3	16.4
2006	18.2	16.7
2007	18.1	16.9
2008	18.2	17.2
2009	18.4	17.4
2010	18.4	17.7
2011	18.5	17.9
2012	18.5	18.1
2013	18.5	18.3
2014	18.5	18.5
2015	18.4	18.7
2016	18.4	18.8
2017	18.5	18.9
2018	18.7	19
2019	18.9	19.1
2020	19.1	19.1
2021	19.3	19.1
2022	19.5	19.2
2023	19.7	19.2
2024	19.9	19.3

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