Ethiopia vs South Africa: Multi-party elections
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.