Compare Eritrea vs United States

Eritrea Africa

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

3.5M

132nd

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$2.1B

192nd

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$689

206th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$1,720

197th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

8.7% 7th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

121,766 km²

99th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

29.0 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

3.7 37th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

34.5% 185th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

4.2% 162nd

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

68.6 yrs

162nd

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

25.5 142nd

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

291.0 171st

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$28

186th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

3.7% 165th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

0.09

196th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

1.02

152nd

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Eritrea — **Eritrea**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

5.9% 112th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

2.49 42nd

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

14.1%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

21.8%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

N/A

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

18.2%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

29.2%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

64.7% 139th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

2.1% 179th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

N/A

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

N/A

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

15.6 169th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

22.0% 112th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

72.9% 11th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

20.9% 2nd

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

20.0%

198th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

59.1 195th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

54.4%

193rd

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

51.8%

210th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

11.9%

213th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

80.7% 15th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

8.6% 170th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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