Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 13/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 11.3/100 #180
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.069
- HDI
- 0.503
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Eritrea | Isaias Afwerki |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 15.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 37.9/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
18th pct
Rule of law (2023)
3th pct
Corruption control (2023)
6th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
3th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
0th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
1th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 13 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.069
- Liberal
- 0.009
- Participatory
- 0.008
- Deliberative
- 0.025
- Egalitarian
- 0.108
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 11.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #180 / 180
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #178
- 10.8
- Economic #177
- 15.5
- Legal #180
- 8.4
- Social #179
- 11.7
- Safety #180
- 10.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.3 | 180 | 10.8 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 16.6 | 180 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 27.9 | 174 | 33.1 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 26.2 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 19.6 | 179 | 22.2 | 19.7 | 25.2 | 19.7 | 11.4 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 180 | - | - | - | - | 27.0 |
| 2020 | 16.5 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 28.0 |
| 2019 | 19.7 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 15.8 | 179 | - | - | - | - | 28.6 |
| 2017 | 15.8 | 179 | - | - | - | - | 28.3 |
| 2016 | 16.1 | 180 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 15.1 | 180 | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
| 2014 | 15.2 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 15.2 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 142.0 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 105.0 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 115.5 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 97.5 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 114.8 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 97.5 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 99.8 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |