Ethiopia vs Russia: Democracy

Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Russia
3
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
94th
Russia rank
94th

Democracy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Russia
01234178919072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3 against 3 in Russia, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 94th and Russia ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Russia Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 —
1790s 0 0 0 —
1800s 0 0 0 —
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 0 0 —
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0 0 —
1860s 0 0 0 —
1870s 0 0 0 —
1880s 0 0 0 —
1890s 0 0 0 —
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0.3 0.3 Russia
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 0 0 —
1990s 1.8 3.5 1.7 Russia
2000s 3 3 0 —
2010s 3 3 0 —
2020s 3 3 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Russia?
Ethiopia, at 3 against 3 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Russia?
0, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Russia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Russia rank globally for democracy?
Ethiopia ranks 94th and Russia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.