World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Eritrea is 9% bigger than the median country.
Eritrea: 121,766 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Eritrea’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as the median country’s.
Eritrea: 2,234 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Eritrea’s highest peak towers 683 m above the median country’s.
Eritrea: 3,018 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 2.1 times as many people as Eritrea.
Eritrea: 3.61 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3.3 times as densely populated as Eritrea.
Eritrea: 30 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 2.9 cm taller than in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 170.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 3.0 cm taller than in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 157.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 12 years older than in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 18.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Eritrea have 1.8 more children on average than in the median country.
Eritrea: 3.68 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.3% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 4.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Eritrea and the median country are practically level.
Eritrea: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Eritrea has 3 official languages, the median country 1.
Eritrea: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Eritrea: no data · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Eritrea: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Eritrea, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Eritrea: 6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 17 times as much on health per person as Eritrea.
Eritrea: $28 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 5.7 years longer than in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 68.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Eritrea is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Eritrea: 24.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 19 times as many doctors per person as Eritrea.
Eritrea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 3.7% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 3.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 1.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 4.8 years longer than in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 5.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 14% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 14% (2020) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 55% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 55.3% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 35% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 35% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Eritrea 59.
Eritrea: 59 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 7 times as long as Eritrea’s.
Eritrea: 306 km (2018) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Eritrea.
Eritrea: 0.01 (2020) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 8.6% of Eritrea.
Eritrea: 8.6% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 0.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Eritrea.
Eritrea: 11.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Eritrea carries 51% more fine dust than in the median country.
Eritrea: 25 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Eritrea: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Eritrea are 44% deadlier than in the median country.
Eritrea: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Eritrea is on average 4.4 °C warmer than the median country.
Eritrea: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 3.3 times as much rain as Eritrea.
Eritrea: 307 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Eritrea bigger than the median country?
Eritrea is larger. Eritrea is 9% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Eritrea or the median country?
The median country has 2.1 times as many people as Eritrea (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Eritrea or the median country?
People in the median country live 5.7 years longer than in Eritrea. Life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years in Eritrea and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Eritrea or the median country?
Men in the median country are 2.9 cm taller than in Eritrea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
