Social Development in Eritrea 125 indicators covering social development for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 2025 down 95.3% 144th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 2025 up 36.2% 10th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 unchanged 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1538 units per person 2025 up 17.3% 3rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 2025 up 36.2% 10th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 96.0% 143rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 24.3% 28th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 93rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 2025 down 95.3% 144th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.6521 % change on previous year 2025 down 94.7% 113th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 72.5% 4th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.047 2025 up 6.8% 174th Liberal Democracy Index 0.009 2025 up 50.0% 176th Electoral Democracy Index 0.069 2025 unchanged 172nd Freedom of Association Index 0.023 2025 down 34.3% 173rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.024 2025 up 33.3% 173rd Participatory Democracy Index 0.008 2025 down 20.0% 176th Varieties of democracy 0.069 2025 unchanged 172nd Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.047 2025 up 6.8% 174th Key features of human rights 0.047 2025 up 6.8% 174th Key features of electoral democracy 0.069 2025 unchanged 172nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.009 2025 up 50.0% 176th Executive Corruption Index 0.736 2025 up 12.9% 44th Judicial Corruption Score -0.721 2025 up 22.6% 117th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.776 2025 up 16.7% 37th Key features of democracy 0.069 2025 unchanged 172nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.009 2025 up 50.0% 176th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.2% 132nd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.069 2025 unchanged 171st Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.108 2025 down 28.0% 153rd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.025 2025 up 13.6% 170th Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms -2.98 2025 down 10.5% 174th Media Corruption Score -2.95 2025 down 2.1% 174th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.034 2025 up 70.0% 172nd Legislative Corruption Score 0.241 2002 unchanged 77th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 75.9% 27th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 88.6% 93rd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 75.9% 27th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 75.9% 27th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.1% 72nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 96.2% 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.62 units per square kilometre 2023 up 81.5% 7th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.8 2019 down 55.5% 185th Democracy Index -7 2018 unchanged 150th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 118,444 2025 up 90.8% 18th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0328 units per person 2025 up 64.2% 3rd Page 1 of 3 Next →