Chad vs Ethiopia: Political civil liberties index
Chad
0.302
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.336
in 2025
Chad rank
139th
Ethiopia rank
138th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Chad
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.336 against 0.302 in Chad, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Chad ranks 139th and Ethiopia ranks 138th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.056 | 0.058 | 0.002 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.056 | 0.0548 | 0.0012 | Chad |
| 1940s | 0.1021 | 0.0646 | 0.0375 | Chad |
| 1950s | 0.188 | 0.069 | 0.119 | Chad |
| 1960s | 0.1549 | 0.0695 | 0.0854 | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.1295 | 0.056 | 0.0735 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.0742 | 0.0385 | 0.0357 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.4189 | 0.3262 | 0.0927 | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.4455 | 0.3447 | 0.1008 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.4413 | 0.3421 | 0.0992 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.3228 | 0.4193 | 0.0965 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Chad or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.336 against 0.302 in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Chad and Ethiopia?
- 0.034, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ethiopia?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Ethiopia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Chad ranks 139th and Ethiopia ranks 138th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.