Ethiopia vs Uganda: Democracy

Ethiopia
1
in 2018
Uganda
1
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
98th
Uganda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
00.511.52196219902018

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Uganda?
0, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
Ethiopia ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).