Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 3 | 2.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 3 | 0.3333 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).