ERI · Africa

Eritrea

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

compare with…

Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 3/100). Freedom House 2025

Drawn automatically from the file's layers, sources shown; no hand-written text. JSON

The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

6.2 /10 risk

Security 0.0
Legitimacy 0.8
Economy 3.5
Diplomacy 4.0
Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.11.03: 2 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Libya.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 3 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Asmara
Population: 3,607,000 inh.
Area: 117,600 km²
Currency: ERN
Regime: —

Executive in office

Head of State

Issayas Afewerki

since 1993.01.01 Front populaire pour la démocratie et la justice

Government in office · 1 members

Minister of Health of Eritrea

Amna Nurhusein

since 2009.01.01 Front populaire pour la démocratie et la justice Health

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

150 seats

People's Front for Democracy and Justice 75
Appointed 75

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

Unemployment

6.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

68.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.4 % vs 2023

Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)

borde Bab el-Mandeb Avec Yémen et Djibouti

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.07/1

#172 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

3/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

13/100

#1772025

Press freedom (RSF)

10/100

#1802026

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

0 Md$

Imports

2 Md$

Balance

-1 Md$

Top exports

61% Or + zinc

Top imports

24% Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Chine 81%

Import partners

Chine 35%
Émirats arabes unis 15%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 11%
GBR 13%
FRA 18%
DEU 18%
RUS 81%
CHN 86%
IRN 67%

Abstention: 11%

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.503/1

#1782023

Refugees hosted

119

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

554,891

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Ertra, Ertra

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

UN
African Union
IGAD

Loading news feed…

Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,000 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 3,642, or ×0.7.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)