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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Eritrea: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Eritrea is placed 190th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.027 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 12.7 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
190th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Eritrea on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.027
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Eritrea: 0.027. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.944 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 0.169 · Ethiopia 0.643 · Sudan 0.143
12.7
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 193rd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Eritrea: 12.7. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 52.76 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 24.52 · Ethiopia 41.58 · Sudan 16.21
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.731
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Eritrea: -0.731. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.223 Ethiopia
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti -0.373 · Ethiopia 2.223 · Sudan -0.516
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 66.72 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 7.289 · Ethiopia 6.043
02Over time
Which way Eritrea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 20.17 in 2022 to 12.7 in 2025; the world median went from 40.27 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2025 12.7 40.2 2024 22.2 43.3 2023 19.6 41.4 2022 20.2 40.3 2021 — 44.1 2020 — 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea rose from -0.874 in 2000 to -0.731 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2025 -0.73 0.20 2024 -0.46 0.11 2023 -0.14 0.14 2022 -0.20 0.16 2021 -1.15 0.12 2020 -1.20 0.12 2019 -0.87 0.10 2018 -0.87 -0.05 2017 -0.87 -0.08 2016 -0.87 -0.10 2015 -0.87 -0.17 2014 -0.87 -0.21 2013 -0.87 -0.21 2012 -0.87 -0.25 2011 -0.87 -0.32 2010 -0.87 -0.31 2009 -0.87 -0.50 2008 -0.87 -0.51 2007 -0.87 -0.51 2006 -0.87 -0.55 2005 -0.87 -0.55 2004 -0.87 -0.55 2003 -0.87 -0.55 2002 -0.87 -0.51 2001 -0.87 -0.51 2000 -0.87 -0.51
03In context
Eritrea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Eritrea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ethiopiacompare | =87th | 0.643 | 41.58 | 2.223 | 6.043 |
 Djibouti | 163rd | 0.169 | 24.52 | -0.373 | 7.289 |
 Sudan | =178th | 0.143 | 16.21 | -0.516 | — |
| Eritrea | 190th | 0.027 | 12.7 | -0.731 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Eritrea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Eritrea is ahead of the world, and behind
8 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Eritrea does worse than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3320.206▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: 0.332 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 27th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.45815.45No real change since 2025
Eritrea: 8 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-2.127-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: -2.127 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 158th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.4991.023▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: -1.499 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 161st of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-2.6370.505No real change since 2015
Eritrea: -2.637 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 170th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.395.68562.39No earlier reading
Eritrea: 5.685 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 180th of 181 · derived.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6701,62884,670No real change since 2020
Eritrea: 1,628 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4541,466141,454Moved since 2020
Eritrea: 1,466 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
No current reading for Eritrea
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, GitHub Git Pushes, ICT Goods Exports (last 2003), ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2016) and Smartphone Ownership. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Eritrea’s 14 topics
Digital & Technology is Eritrea’s 9th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 15th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 152nd of 2002/4 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience162nd of 1933/4 keys
- Gender & Equality165th of 1832/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital181st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology190th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture179th of 1842/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge194th of 1982/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 191st of 1943/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties198th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade177th of 1772/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Eritrea can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysThis page
Eritrea190th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Eritrea on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Eritrea rank on digital & technology?
Eritrea is placed 190th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Eritrea?
0.027 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Eritrea?
12.7 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Eritrea compare with Ethiopia on digital & technology?
Ethiopia is placed joint 87th of 198, and Eritrea 190th. GovTech Maturity Index: Ethiopia 0.643, Eritrea 0.027; Government AI Readiness Index: Ethiopia 41.58, Eritrea 12.7; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Ethiopia 2.223, Eritrea -0.731.
How have Eritrea’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 20.17 in 2022 to 12.7 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.874 in 2000 to -0.731 in 2025.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Eritrea?
No current reading is published for Eritrea on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, GitHub Git Pushes, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Smartphone Ownership. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 8 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Eritrea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Eritrea (banner) — Original photograph taken by User:Voice of Clam , edited by jjron - adjusted levels, reduced highlights, sharpened. derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Eritrea: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eritrea/digital