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Eritrea

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Asmara156,370 observations
Population
3.61M
world rank #131 / 217
GDP
2.07B
world rank #182 / 186
GDP / capita
—
world rank —
Life expectancy
68.9
world rank #162 / 217

Governance

523 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile14.8#198Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile23#192Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile53.8#159Rule of Law0-100 percentile25.9#200
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

740 indicators
GDPcurrent US$2.07B#182GDP growth%8.7%#18Unemployment% labor force6%#109Trade openness% GDP47.4%#156
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

118 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$631M#164Merchandise importscurrent US$524M#187Exports of goods & services% GDP18.2%#156Imports of goods & services% GDP29.2%#135
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

2,477 indicators
Life expectancyyears68.9#162Infant mortalityper 1k births24.7#98Maternal mortalityper 100k291#95Health spending% GDP3.7%#163
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

1,519 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross44%#135Education spending% GDP2.1%#99Adult literacy%64.7%#26Primary enrollment% gross89.7%#146
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,121 indicators
Populationpeople3.61M#131Population growth%2%#50Urban population%34.5%#174Fertility ratebirths/woman3.7#36
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

240 indicators
Electricity access% pop55.3%#59Renewable energy share%80.7%#14Forest area% land8.6%#170Electric power consumptionkWh per capita123.3#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

201 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop43.2%#54Electricity access, urban% urban pop78.1%#47Energy use per capitakg oil eq.292.3#143Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

317 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area0%#163Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources20.8%#120Capture fisheries productiontonnes2,459.4#162
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

170 indicators
Agricultural land% land area62.7%#33Cereal yieldkg per hectare638#75Aquaculture productiontonnes26#168Food production index2014-16 = 100106.1#97
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

56 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people59.1#191Secure internet serversper 1M people2#213Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people2#160
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

288 indicators
Internet users% pop14.3%#175Homicide rateper 100k15.6#126Female labor participation%72.8%#12Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1000.17#188
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

327 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.8#37Hazard & exposure0-103.2#27Vulnerability0-104.3#32
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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