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Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Asmara
Reports 17 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old68.9years
Ranks 162 of 217 in 2024
8% below world median · 7% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old34.3per 1,000 live births
Ranks 143 of 196 in 2024
1.3× above world median · 30% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old291per 100,000 live births
Ranks 171 of 194 in 2023
5.2× above world median · 13% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2010 · 16 years old52.5% of under-5s
Ranks 41 of 42 in 2010
69% above world median · 43% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.68% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
42% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.68births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
94% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2008 · 18 years old64.7% of adults 15+
Ranks 26 of 32 in 2008
29% below world median · 27% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2008 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2022 · 4 years old89.7% gross
Ranks 146 of 165 in 2022
10% below world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Education spending
2006 · 20 years old2.13% of GDP
Ranks 99 of 105 in 2006
48% below world median · 42% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 105 countries reporting in 2006 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2011 · 15 years old689current US$
Ranks 202 of 214 in 2011
89% below world median · 41% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 214 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2011 · 15 years old1,742international $
Ranks 186 of 201 in 2011
85% below world median · 28% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 201 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old6.0% of labour force
Ranks 110 of 182 in 2025
18% above world median · 16% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2003 · 23 years old20.87% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
11.7× above world median
Medians computed across 149 countries reporting in 2003 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old55.3% of population
Ranks 192 of 215 in 2024
45% below world median · 4% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2020 · 6 years old14.3% of population
Ranks 176 of 184 in 2020
80% below world median · 45% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 184 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.22t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
91% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old3.6mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
45% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Eritrea has no figure in this dataset for Extreme poverty, Income inequality (Gini), Inflation, Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.