Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Stateness Index

Ethiopia
5
in 2025
Nigeria
4.5
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
115th
Nigeria rank
118th

Stateness Index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
02468200520152025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5 against 4.5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Stateness Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.