Safety and Rule of Law in Eritrea

Eritrea: Safety and Rule of Law was 32.34 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
32.34
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
47th
of 52 countries
All-time high
46.87
in 2004
All-time low
32.34
in 2011
Years of data
12
2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Eritrea, 2000–2011

010203040502000200520112000: 40.22001: 41.32002: 46.82003: 45.42004: 46.92005: 46.72006: 45.22007: 44.62008: 40.42009: 35.22010: 34.42011: 32.3

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

In 2011, safety and rule of law in Eritrea stood at 32.34. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Eritrea peaked at 46.87 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.34, in 2011.

That places Eritrea 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.27 35.23 46.87 10
2010s 33.36 32.34 34.37 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 44 Nigeria 40.59 compare
  2. 45 Chad 36.73 compare
  3. 46 Cote d'Ivoire 36.21 compare
  4. 48 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.61 compare
  5. 49 Central African Republic 29.51 compare
  6. 50 Zimbabwe 29.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Eritrea?
Safety and rule of law in Eritrea was 32.34 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 46.87 in 2004.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 32.34 in 2011.
How does Eritrea rank for safety and rule of law?
Eritrea ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Safety and Rule of Law
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.