Eritrea: By The Numbers (2004) Print E-mail
By Awate Staff - Jun 08, 2004   
 

Category

World Rank

Factor/Amount/Comment

ECONOMY

% of GDP That Comes from AID3rd highest29%
Export per capita4th from bottom$4.58/person
GNP Per Capita10th from bottom$155.64/person

MILITARY

Armed Forces Personnel Per Capita1st (highest)45.84/1000
Conventional Arms Imports Per GDP1st (highest)$181.81/1.00E+04
Military Expenditures as % of GDP6th highest12%

HEALTH

Children Underweight2nd highest17%
Maternal Mortality Rate4th highest1,000/100,000

SOCIETY

Net Migration Rate (negative number indicates more outflow than inflow)4th from bottom- 13.38/1,000
Refugees Outflow (per capita)2nd highest86.42/1,000
Application to US for refugee status for Eritreans (per capita)9th highest 0.03/1,000

EDUCATION

Pupils-student ratio, secondary level education1st (most crowded classrooms)50.7 students per teacher

MEDIA

Television (per capita)1st (fewest)0.22/1,000
Journalists in jail1st (highest)17 journalists; named by CPJ  "Africa's leading jailer of journalists"

Source: Nationmaster, CPJ.

 

 
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