Equal Access to Power Index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.491 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.491 for equal access to power index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.614 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.048, in 1789.
Ethiopia ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.048 | — |
| 1790 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.065 | +35.4% |
| 1943 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.285 | +338.5% |
| 1975 | 0.549 | +92.6% |
| 1976 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.448 | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.417 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.42 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.431 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.407 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.522 | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.614 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.609 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.556 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.531 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.552 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.509 | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.491 | -3.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.491 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.489, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.491 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5935, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0616 | 0.048 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.329 | 0.065 | 0.549 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.549 | 0.549 | 0.549 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4333 | 0.417 | 0.549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4173 | 0.417 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4494 | 0.407 | 0.614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5413 | 0.491 | 0.609 | 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 equal access to power index in Ethiopia?
- Equal access to power index in Ethiopia was 0.491 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.614 in 2019.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1789.
- How does Ethiopia rank for equal access to power index?
- Ethiopia ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.