| Attribute |
Eritrea × | 
Saint Lucia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 117,600 | 616 |
| Continent | Africa | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 101,000 | 606 |
| Water area (km²) | 16,600 | 10 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 1,840 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,234 | 158 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 853 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | -75 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,018 | 948 |
| People | | |
| Population | 6,081,196 | 166,487 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | State of Eritrea | - |
| Short country name | Eritrea | Saint Lucia |
| Long local name | Hagere Ertra | - |
| Short local name | Ertra | - |
| Former name | - Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
| - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Asmara | Castries |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 9,402,000,000 | 2,542,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 5,813,000,000 | 1,686,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 5 | 3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,600 | 14,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.5 | 19.4 |
| Labor force | 2,710,000 | 79,700 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.8 | 20 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 50 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 2,029,000,000 | 398,200,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,601,000,000 | 392,800,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 34.9 | 23.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -9.8 | 0.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 131.2 | 70.7 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 9 | 0.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 6.5 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | - | 8.34 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,084,000,000 | 334,200,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,084,000,000 | 334,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 5,787,000,000 | 1,267,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -137,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 624,300,000 | 185,100,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,127,000,000 | 600,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 236,700,000 | 321,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 792,700,000 | 570,600,000 |
| National currency | nakfa | East Caribbean dollars |
| National currency (code) | ERN | XCD |
| National currency (symbol) | - | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 15.38 | 2.7 |