Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Eritrea

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Asmara156,370 observations

Population

3.61M

world rank #131 / 217

GDP

2.07B

world rank #182 / 186

GDP / capita

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world rank —

Life expectancy

68.9

world rank #162 / 217

Governance

523 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile14.8#198 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile23#192 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile53.8#159 Rule of Law0-100 percentile25.9#200

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Economy

742 indicators

GDPcurrent US$2.07B#182 GDP growth%8.7%#18 Unemployment% labor force6%#109 Trade openness% GDP47.4%#156

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

116 indicators

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Health

2,477 indicators

Life expectancyyears68.9#162 Infant mortalityper 1k births24.7#98 Maternal mortalityper 100k291#95 Health spending% GDP3.7%#163

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Education

1,519 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross44%#135 Education spending% GDP2.1%#99 Adult literacy%64.7%#26 Primary 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#131 Population growth%2%#50 Urban population%34.5%#174 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.7#36

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

240 indicators

Electricity access% pop55.3%#59 Renewable energy share%80.7%#14 Forest area% land8.6%#170 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita123.3#139

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Energy

201 indicators

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Environment

317 indicators

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Agriculture

170 indicators

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Technology

56 indicators

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Society

288 indicators

Internet users% pop14.3%#175 Homicide rateper 100k15.6#126 Female labor participation%72.8%#12 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1000.17#188

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Risk

327 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.8#37 Hazard & exposure0-103.2#27 Vulnerability0-104.3#32

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Other

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