Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Egalitarian political institutions index
Eritrea
0.408
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.426
in 2025
Eritrea rank
134th
Ethiopia rank
132nd
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.426 against 0.408 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 134th and Ethiopia ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 10 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.174 | 0.093 | 0.081 | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0.173 | 0.093 | 0.08 | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.1792 | 0.093 | 0.0862 | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.158 | 0.0924 | 0.0656 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.2997 | 0.1074 | 0.1923 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.2723 | 0.111 | 0.1613 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.2168 | 0.1195 | 0.0973 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.2717 | 0.2864 | 0.0147 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.29 | 0.4318 | 0.1418 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.5317 | 0.4265 | 0.1052 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5355 | 0.4272 | 0.1083 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.5326 | 0.44 | 0.0926 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.413 | 0.4705 | 0.0575 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.426 against 0.408 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.018, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Eritrea ranks 134th and Ethiopia ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.