Eritrea vs Ethiopia
Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.87% in Eritrea and 3.82% in Ethiopia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 0.05 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Eritrea has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2017, Eritrea ranked 47 and Ethiopia ranked 50 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Eritrea | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.86 | 3.82 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.86 | 3.83 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.86 | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.86 | 3.87 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.87 | 3.88 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.88 | 3.9 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.89 | 3.92 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | 3.93 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.91 | 3.94 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.91 | 3.95 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.91 | 3.96 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.91 | 3.96 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.92 | 3.99 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.93 | 4 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.93 | 4.01 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.93 | 4.01 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.93 | 4.02 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.93 | 4.02 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.92 | 4.02 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.92 | 4.03 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.91 | 4.04 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Eritrea vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyEritrea: 68.6 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateEritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthEritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEritrea: 3.71 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEritrea: 34.5% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageEritrea: 18.7 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEritrea: 4.2% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateEritrea: -4.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEritrea: $75 in 2003Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEritrea: 46.4% of government spending in 2003Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEritrea: 202,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerEritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEritrea: 13.29% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEritrea: 0 TIV in 2006Ethiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997