Egypt vs Ethiopia: Private civil liberties index
Egypt
0.317
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.301
in 2025
Egypt rank
154th
Ethiopia rank
156th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.317 against 0.301 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.016.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 154th and Ethiopia ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 22 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1790s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1800s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1810s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1820s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.184 | 0.083 | 0.101 | Egypt |
| 1840s | 0.2451 | 0.083 | 0.1621 | Egypt |
| 1850s | 0.3503 | 0.0787 | 0.2716 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.359 | 0.076 | 0.283 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.3898 | 0.076 | 0.3138 | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.3738 | 0.0766 | 0.2972 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.367 | 0.09 | 0.277 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.3652 | 0.09 | 0.2752 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.358 | 0.0972 | 0.2608 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.358 | 0.1005 | 0.2575 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.358 | 0.1004 | 0.2576 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.3514 | 0.12 | 0.2314 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.4446 | 0.1345 | 0.3101 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.434 | 0.1637 | 0.2703 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.468 | 0.1018 | 0.3662 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.4654 | 0.056 | 0.4094 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.45 | 0.4156 | 0.0344 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.4462 | 0.4904 | 0.0442 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3313 | 0.4973 | 0.166 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3392 | 0.4015 | 0.0623 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 0.317 against 0.301 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0.016, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Egypt ranks 154th and Ethiopia ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.