Country profile
Eritrea
Eritrea ranks #131 of 215 for population, #161 of 216 for life expectancy, across 19 open-data indicators.
People
Population
3,535,603
people · 2024
Rank #131 of 215
Life expectancy
68.9
years · 2024
Rank #161 of 216
Under-5 mortality
34.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #74 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
41.6%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #187 of 232
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
142,000
arrivals · 2016
Rank #165 of 203
Planet
Forest area
8.63%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #214 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
32.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #65 of 248
Protected areas
0%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #254 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #195 of 210
Fertilizer use
1.87
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #184 of 194
Pesticide use
0.04
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #184 of 193
Cereal yield
0.64
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #175 of 182
Digital
Internet users
14.3%
% of population · 2020
Rank #204 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.17
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #238 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
59.1
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #245 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
54.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #192 of 215
Renewable electricity output
5.05%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #211 of 257
Energy use per person
873
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #192 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.07
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #171 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Eritrea; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield