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Surprising facts about Eritrea
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Eritrea’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Eritrea among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Eritrea sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Eritrea across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Eritrea
vs Djibouti 
vs Ethiopia 
vs Sudan