What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?

20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Eritrea

0.0015 units per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Eritrea rank

9th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 214 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	Eritrea
2000s	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	Eritrea
2010s	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Eritrea, at 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?: Eritrea ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.