Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa · Asmara

Rank #87 of 173

29.5Strength score

Photos

UN Soldiers in Eritrea — UN Soldiers in EritreaDawit Rezene · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Francis garnier.1 — Francis garnier.1Raphodon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Eritrean Air Force Harbin Y-12 — Eritrean Air Force Harbin Y-12UR-SDV · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance69
Air power—
Manpower82
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $182M #136
Budget as % of GDP: 20.87% #2
Spending per person: $50 #107
GDP: $2.1B #172
Population: 3,607,003 #130

Manpower

Active personnel: 202,000 (World Bank figure) #26
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 202,000 #43

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
89Mali29.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2003)