Civil Liberties Score in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Civil Liberties Score was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Ethiopia, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 10 for civil liberties score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Ethiopia peaked at 21 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2016.
Ethiopia ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20 | — |
| 2004 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 10 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil Liberties Score in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +50.0% | 8 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 | 18 | 21 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Ethiopia?
- Civil liberties score in Ethiopia was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2004.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for civil liberties score?
- Ethiopia ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.