Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
34.30 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 66/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Asmara
Rank #196 of scored countries.
Survival
55.6
Living
16.5
Governance
2.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.09 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 1/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.98 %(2025)
Normalized: 75/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
10.24 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.13 % of GDP(2006)
Normalized: 14/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
1,742 USD (PPP)(2011)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
3.68 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
68.89 years(2024)
Normalized: 42/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.63 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.46 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 8/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.80 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 1/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-2.29 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
History
Eritrea — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -5.1 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | — | 11.7 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | 5.4 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | — | 11.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | 11.8 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | 12.2 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | 12.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | — | 13.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | — | 10.2 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | 10.3 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 33.7 | 3.8 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 20.8 | 3.1 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 34.1 | 12.1 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 34.3 | 12.7 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 34.8 | 12.3 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 34.5 | 13.3 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 34.1 | 12.4 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 33.9 | 11.3 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 34.0 | 9.7 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 36.8 | 0.0 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 37.7 | 19.7 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 38.5 | 20.1 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 39.4 | 15.3 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 40.8 | 19.0 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 67.8 | 20.4 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 68.7 | 13.6 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 51.9 | 14.7 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 52.4 | 16.1 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 53.1 | 17.0 | — |
| 1996 | 33.5 | 179 | 54.0 | 14.3 | 27.6 |
| 1997 | 33.8 | 179 | 54.3 | 14.8 | 27.6 |
| 1998 | 37.3 | 171 | 54.4 | 23.4 | 29.3 |
| 1999 | 35.5 | 175 | 52.1 | 20.9 | 29.3 |
| 2000 | 39.9 | 155 | 55.0 | 33.5 | 24.6 |
| 2001 | 38.4 | 166 | 55.0 | 29.6 | 24.2 |
| 2002 | 38.3 | 165 | 55.4 | 29.7 | 23.2 |
| 2003 | 38.7 | 164 | 55.6 | 31.0 | 22.5 |
| 2004 | 37.3 | 174 | 56.3 | 29.0 | 18.5 |
| 2005 | 37.1 | 174 | 56.5 | 28.6 | 17.9 |
| 2006 | 35.3 | 178 | 56.6 | 25.3 | 15.1 |
| 2007 | 33.1 | 186 | 56.0 | 21.4 | 13.0 |
| 2008 | 33.9 | 175 | 55.7 | 25.0 | 11.4 |
| 2009 | 32.5 | 190 | 55.4 | 21.9 | 10.6 |
| 2010 | 31.4 | 188 | 55.3 | 20.0 | 9.2 |
| 2011 | 31.8 | 187 | 55.5 | 21.5 | 8.1 |
| 2012 | 30.2 | 191 | 56.1 | 17.4 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 31.0 | 190 | 56.5 | 20.7 | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 30.3 | 193 | 56.8 | 18.2 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 30.1 | 191 | 56.7 | 19.1 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 29.5 | 188 | 57.0 | 16.7 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 30.0 | 187 | 57.0 | 17.7 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 29.6 | 194 | 57.1 | 18.0 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 29.9 | 193 | 56.8 | 18.9 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 29.1 | 195 | 55.7 | 17.0 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 28.8 | 192 | 55.3 | 16.5 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 29.2 | 195 | 56.3 | 16.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 29.2 | 194 | 56.5 | 16.5 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 28.8 | 196 | 56.4 | 16.5 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 28.6 | 196 | 55.6 | 16.5 | 2.4 |
| 2026 | 28.4 | 196 | 55.1 | 16.4 | 2.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Eritrea.