Human development index (Our World) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Human development index (Our World) was 0.503 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.503
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.503
in 2023
All-time low
0.457
in 2008
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Human development index in Eritrea, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.503 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Eritrea peaked at 0.503 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.457, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.474 | — |
| 2006 | 0.473 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.472 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.457 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.462 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.465 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.48 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.483 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.479 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.497 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.48 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.495 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.496 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.499 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.503 | +0.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.503 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.503 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4676 | 0.457 | 0.474 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4834 | 0.465 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4982 | 0.495 | 0.503 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Eritrea?
- Human development index in Eritrea was 0.503 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.503 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.457 in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for human development index?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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