| Attribute |
Eritrea × | 
Antigua and Barbuda × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 117,600 | 442 |
| Continent | Africa | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 101,000 | 442 |
| Water area (km²) | 16,600 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 1,840 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,234 | 153 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 853 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | -75 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,018 | 402 |
| People | | |
| Population | 6,081,196 | 98,179 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | State of Eritrea | - |
| Short country name | Eritrea | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Long local name | Hagere Ertra | - |
| Short local name | Ertra | - |
| Former name | - Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
| - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Asmara | Saint John's |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 9,402,000,000 | 2,398,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 5,813,000,000 | 1,524,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 5 | 2.8 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,600 | 26,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.5 | 17.3 |
| Labor force | 2,710,000 | 30,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.8 | 11 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 50 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 2,029,000,000 | 298,200,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,601,000,000 | 334,000,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 34.9 | 19.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -9.8 | -2.4 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 131.2 | 86.8 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 9 | 2.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 6.5 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | - | 9.31 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,084,000,000 | 349,200,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,084,000,000 | 349,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 5,787,000,000 | 909,600,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -137,000,000 | -112,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 624,300,000 | 86,700,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,127,000,000 | 560,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 236,700,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 792,700,000 | 441,200,000 |
| National currency | nakfa | East Caribbean dollars |
| National currency (code) | ERN | XCD |
| National currency (symbol) | - | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 15.38 | 2.7 |