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