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Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Low incomeERI

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🌍Population
2024

3.5M

131st of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2011

$689

202nd of 214 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

68.9 yrs

162nd of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.22 t

180th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

6.0%

73rd of 182 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2003

20.9%

1st of 152 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$28

183rd of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

20.0%

178th of 190 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

55.3%

192nd of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.493

175th of 193 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

3.68

36th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

34.5%

185th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

33.7 µg/m³

36th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2016

142,000

175th of 194 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

34.3 / 1k

54th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2008

64.7%

26th of 32 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

12.0%

156th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

4.3%

162nd of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2011

0.3%

181st of 196 countries

🚢Trade
2011

47.4%

157th of 180 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

5.0%

111th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2006

2.1%

100th of 106 countries

💸Remittances
2000

0.5%

95th of 151 countries

📱Mobile
2022

59.1

191st of 209 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

17.2%

192nd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2012

15.6 / 100k

22nd of 147 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2019

22.0%

89th of 192 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

7 Mt

151st of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

5.7

193rd of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Eritrea

  • ›In 2003, Eritrea ranks 1st out of 152 countries in military spending (20.9%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • ›Eritrea records 17.2% in obesity rate (2022), ranking 192nd out of 196 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • ›Eritrea records $28 in healthcare spending per capita (2023), ranking 183rd out of 191 countries — in the bottom 4% globally.
  • ›Eritrea records $689 in gdp per capita (2011), ranking 202nd out of 214 countries — in the bottom 6% globally.
  • ›Eritrea records 2.1% in education spending (2006), ranking 100th out of 106 countries — in the bottom 6% globally.

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