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State of Eritrea

ERI ER Nfk Eritrean nakfa (ERN)

Every statistic we track for Eritrea — 53 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

Life expectancy

62.1 yrs

#157 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.01

#179 of 179

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📈 Economy

Exchange Rate (per US$) 15.1 #89/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #103/237 2023
GDP per Capita Growth 0.3% #179/184 2019
Income per Person 580 #181/183 2018
Income per Person 579.9 #181/183 2018

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.7 #36/217 2024
Median Age 19.5 #203/235 2026
Population 5.8 #111/229 2013
Population Density 30.4 #185/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 554,891 #10/195 2025
Urban Population 34.5% #182/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 54.4% #191/214 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 59.1 #191/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 3.9% #196/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 1.4 #166/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.4 #54/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.9% #156/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 23.7% #191/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 25.5 #55/191 2023
Life Expectancy 62.1 #157/188 2013
Life Expectancy 64 #164/186 2020
Suicide Rate 20.2 #11/185 2021
Universal Health Coverage Index 40 #186/195 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #179/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 292 #143/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 11.1% #146/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0 #177/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #172/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.6 #189/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 13 #173/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 13 #171/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #174/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #158/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #177/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #20/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 3 #192/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0 #176/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.2 #178/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.5 #183/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0 #169/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #179/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #179/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #48/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 16.6 #173/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #170/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -2.3 #192/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 10.2 #177/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 27.2 #14/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.7 #54/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.3 #71/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 4.8 #64/191 2025
World Risk Index 6 #77/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.5 #178/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.