Eritrea vs Sudan
Eritrea vs Sudan: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 46.4% of government spending in Eritrea in 2003 and 9.5% of government spending in Sudan in 2021, by SIPRI estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 31.5 percentage points, or 3.12 times that in Sudan.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Eritrea has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Sudan.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Eritrea | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | – | 9.5 |
| 2020 | – | 9.1 |
| 2019 | – | 8.8 |
| 2018 | – | 10.6 |
| 2017 | – | 25.7 |
| 2016 | – | 22.8 |
| 2015 | – | 21.9 |
| 2009 | – | 29.1 |
| 2008 | – | 25.3 |
| 2007 | – | 20.9 |
| 2006 | – | 19.3 |
| 2005 | – | 16.8 |
| 2004 | – | 28.2 |
| 2003 | 46.4 | 14.9 |
| 2002 | 44.5 | 25.4 |
| 2001 | 48.1 | 25 |
| 2000 | 49.8 | 43.2 |
| 1999 | 41.9 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 47.7 | 30.5 |
| 1997 | 25.5 | 12.9 |
| 1996 | 38.3 | 13.6 |
| 1995 | 31.1 | 16.1 |
| 1994 | 32.6 | 19.4 |
| 1993 | 41 | 20.8 |
| 1992 | – | 11.8 |
| 1991 | – | 11.7 |
| 1990 | – | 17.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Eritrea vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyEritrea: 68.6 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEritrea: 3.87% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateEritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthEritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEritrea: 3.71 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEritrea: 34.5% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageEritrea: 18.7 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEritrea: 4.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateEritrea: -4.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending per personEritrea: $75 in 2003Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Armed forces personnelEritrea: 202,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerEritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEritrea: 13.29% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEritrea: 0 TIV in 2006Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013