Rule of Law Index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rule of Law Index was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law Index in Eritrea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law index in Eritrea is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law index in Eritrea peaked at 2.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 125th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.17 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1 | 1.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- 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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 142.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 4,140 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law index in Eritrea?
- Rule of law index in Eritrea was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for rule of law index?
- Eritrea ranks 125th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which political power is separated, the judiciary is independent, office abuse is prosecuted, and civil rights are enforced.