Political rights rating fh in Eritrea
Eritrea: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1999
All-time low
6
in 1993
Years of data
33
1993–2025
Political rights rating fh in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Eritrea is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Eritrea peaked at 7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.14 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 554,891 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Eritrea?
- Political rights rating fh in Eritrea was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for political rights rating fh?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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