Political Rights Score in Eritrea
Eritrea: Political Rights Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Eritrea, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1 for political rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Eritrea peaked at 3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2012.
Eritrea ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | — |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 177 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 177 Belarus 1 compare
- 177 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 177 Chad 1 compare
- 177 Eswatini 1 compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 177 Yemen 1 compare
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Eritrea?
- Political rights score in Eritrea was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for political rights score?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.