Egypt vs Ethiopia: Democracy
Egypt
1
in 2025
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Egypt rank
87th
Ethiopia rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 87th 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.