Burundi vs Ethiopia: Democracy
Burundi
3
in 2025
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
94th
Ethiopia rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burundi ranks 94th and Ethiopia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 94th and Ethiopia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.