Eritrea

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Eritrea
Published: 2026

Region: East Africa
Capital: Asmara
Currency: Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
Density: 45 / km²

WRI Score 2026

43.77

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 199th
In Africa: 48th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 45 / km²· UN WPP
86.0
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $656· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 67 years· WHO / UN
28.7
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 7%· ILO / SECO
78.5
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 5% of GDP· SIPRI
53.1
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
14.2
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Eritrea holds 199th of 211 with a WRI Score of 43.77 — holds one of the lowest positions in the index. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and population density (86); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.