Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.041
in 2025
Eritrea
0.047
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Eritrea rank
172nd
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.047 against 0.041 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Eritrea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Eritrea ranks 172nd of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.277 | 0.569 | 0.292 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.2699 | 0.3187 | 0.0488 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.3107 | 0.147 | 0.1637 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | 0.0859 | 0.14 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0813 | 0.0524 | 0.0289 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0562 | 0.1857 | 0.1295 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.0408 | 0.3996 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.0442 | 0.4738 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1287 | 0.0522 | 0.0765 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.047 against 0.041 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 0.006, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Eritrea ranks 172nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.