Social Development in Eritrea

125 indicators covering social development for Eritrea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 up 86.7% 9th
Political Rights Score 1 2025 unchanged 177th
Freedom Score 3 2025 unchanged 193rd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 2025 158th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 158th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 50.6% 130th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 62.0% 30th
Full democracy 0 2025 78th
States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 36th
Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 unchanged 150th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2017 down 13,440.0% 153rd
Equal Rights Protection Index 0.449 2025 down 31.1% 129th
Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.101 2025 up 16.1% 171st
Political Corruption Index 0.752 2025 up 5.6% 47th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.752 2025 up 5.6% 47th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4481 2024 down 19.6% 135th
Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 34th
Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 19th
Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 56th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.8656 units per square kilometre 2023 up 262.3% 13th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 157th
LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3901 2019 unchanged 142nd
Forcibly displaced people 119 2025 down 95.3% 159th
Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 1st
Press freedom 0 2016 131st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 116th
Corruption Perceptions Index 13 2024 down 27.8% 172nd
Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 38th
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.38 2024 down 10.2% 165th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.9569 2024 down 10.4% 145th
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4251 2024 down 9.8% 123rd
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0002 2024 up 136.4% 52nd
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 46.7% 2024 down 10.6% 66th
States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 down 100.0% 51st
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 90th
Homicides 378.73 deaths 2021 up 3.5% 95th
Homicide rate 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.3% 38th
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 10.43 2021 down 8.3% 38th
States involved in wars 0 2011 5th
Alcohol, total  (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 1.55 2030 up 40.9% 143rd
States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2017 unchanged 31st
Freedom of Association Score 1 2025 unchanged 124th
Freedom of Expression Score 1 2025 unchanged 116th
Civil Rights Score 1 2025 unchanged 117th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 76.3% 2020 up 1.0% 32nd
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 84.8% 2020 up 0.8% 32nd
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 36.0% 2020 down 3.9% 118th
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 15.2% 2020 down 4.2% 155th
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 8.6% 2020 down 1.1% 147th
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 5.4% 2020 down 6.4% 150th
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 15.33 2020 down 22.6% 135th
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 7.06 2020 down 22.6% 135th
Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 2.32 2020 down 26.0% 152nd
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 down 100.0% 4th
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 10,000 2014 unchanged 48th
Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 44.64 2018 unchanged 22nd
Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 46th
Press Freedom Index 81.45 2021 down 4.0% 1st