🇪🇷Eritrea rankings 2026: where Eritrea places in 52 global Top 10s

Eritrea appears in 52 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Eritrea is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the largest military share of population, where it is measured at 8.86 % (Military personnel share of population) as of 2026-11-02. Eritrea holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 13 rankings.

Where Eritrea is number one

Eritrea leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

• Countries with the largest military share of population: 8.86 % (Military personnel share of population), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: North Korea with 4.86 %.

Top 10 finishes

Eritrea is inside the top 10 of 12 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) with 20.87 % of GDP, behind Ukraine (39.56 % of GDP) and ahead of Algeria. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #2 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 with 39.4 % of children under 5, behind Yemen, Rep. (40.7 % of children under 5) and ahead of Niger. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city with 92.48 % of urban population, behind Singapore (100 % of urban population) and ahead of Puerto Rico (US). World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #5 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China with 49.43 %, behind Congo (52.2 %) and ahead of Vietnam. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns with 6.27 per 100,000 people, behind Zimbabwe (6.6 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Burundi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 with 14.6 % of children under 5, behind Mauritius (15.7 % of children under 5) and ahead of Somalia, Fed. Rep.. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #7 in Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP with 176.79 % of GDP, behind Switzerland (181.88 % of GDP) and ahead of Korea, Rep.. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease with 62.85 per 100,000 people, behind Mozambique (65.46 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Saudi Arabia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition with 15.47 per 100,000 people, behind Zimbabwe (16.73 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Burundi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #8 in Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth with 8.68 %, behind Rwanda (9.38 %) and ahead of Monaco. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #9 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water with 94.5 % of total freshwater withdrawal, behind Vietnam (94.78 % of total freshwater withdrawal) and ahead of Guyana. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #10 in Countries refugees come from most often with 554.89 thousand people, behind Central African Republic (674.22 thousand people) and ahead of Mali. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.

Eritrea by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, Eritrea holds 20 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the largest military share of population (8.86 %), #2 of 50 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (20.87 % of GDP), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 (39.4 % of children under 5) and #4 of 50 in Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city (92.48 % of urban population). 16 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Eritrea holds 19 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns (6.27 per 100,000 people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (14.6 % of children under 5), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (15.47 per 100,000 people) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases (48.99 per 100,000 people). 15 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Eritrea holds 7 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person (24.05 kg per person per year), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables (80.7 % of total final energy consumption), #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP (26.96 % of GDP) and #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (79.56 %). 3 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Eritrea holds 5 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (49.43 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP (176.79 % of GDP), #8 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth (8.68 %) and #12 of 50 in Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person (6.75 annual %). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Eritrea holds 1 position: #9 of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (94.5 % of total freshwater withdrawal).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Eritrea moved in 48 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries with the largest military share of population (2026-11-02).
• Down 1 to #2 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (2026-10-28).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #5 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (2026-11-02).

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #1 on 2026-10-28 → #2 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
• Countries with the lowest access to electricity: #10 on 2026-10-28 → #23 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
• Countries with the highest fertility rate: #19 on 2026-10-28 → #36 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
• Fastest-growing populations: #22 on 2026-10-28 → #50 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).

Where Eritrea ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Eritrea's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Fastest-growing populations (2 %), 47th of 50 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (5.97 per 100,000 people) and 46th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from falls (8.16 per 100,000 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Eritrea

• #1 of 50 · Countries with the largest military share of population · 8.86 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 20.87 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 39.4 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 92.48 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 49.43 % · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 6.27 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 14.6 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP · 176.79 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 62.85 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 15.47 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #8 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 8.68 % · 2026-10-28
• #9 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 94.5 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
• #10 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 554.89 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 48.99 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 2.08 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 97 % · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 12.92 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 6.75 annual % · 2026-10-29
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 24.05 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 73.66 % · 2026-11-02
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 80.7 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 26.96 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 79.56 % · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries by travel services · 41 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the most military personnel · 302 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 27.44 °C · 2026-10-29
• #23 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 55.3 % of population · 2026-10-28
• #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 291.36 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 93 % of new cases · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 48.34 % · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 2.33 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 102.42 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 76.29 % · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 78 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 79 % · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 71.97 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 22.23 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 41.5 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 28.72 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.68 · 2026-10-28
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 48.45 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 33.66 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.71 children per woman · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest opioid use death rates · 0.83 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from falls · 8.16 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 48.8 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 1,580.41 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 5.97 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2 % · 2026-10-28

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Eritrea's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Eritrea

What is Eritrea's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the largest military share of population, with 8.86 % (Military personnel share of population) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Eritrea?

52 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Eritrea in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 13 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the largest military share of population, #2 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) and #2 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.