Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.341 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.341
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
139th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.586
in 2019
All-time low
0.047
in 1975
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.341 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.586 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1975.
That places Ethiopia 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.065 | — |
| 1790 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.062 | -4.6% |
| 1856 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.077 | +24.2% |
| 1888 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.081 | +5.2% |
| 1891 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.086 | +6.2% |
| 1902 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.084 | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.088 | +4.8% |
| 1913 | 0.087 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.092 | +5.7% |
| 1915 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.094 | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.104 | +8.3% |
| 1932 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.082 | -21.2% |
| 1937 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.101 | +23.2% |
| 1942 | 0.138 | +36.6% |
| 1943 | 0.145 | +5.1% |
| 1944 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.152 | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.157 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 0.166 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.172 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.178 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.184 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.176 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1 | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 0.047 | -53.0% |
| 1976 | 0.055 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.054 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.057 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.059 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.063 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.072 | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.354 | +391.7% |
| 1992 | 0.444 | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 0.443 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.447 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.474 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.481 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.469 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.486 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.484 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.492 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.493 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.492 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.48 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.474 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.452 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.435 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.459 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.585 | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.586 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.531 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.492 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.455 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.378 | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 0.324 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.341 | +5.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.341 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.341, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.341 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5635, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0635 | 0.062 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0665 | 0.062 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.081 | 0.081 | 0.081 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0855 | 0.081 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0903 | 0.084 | 0.094 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0948 | 0.094 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0944 | 0.082 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1336 | 0.082 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1485 | 0.145 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1699 | 0.157 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1081 | 0.047 | 0.184 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0596 | 0.057 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.072 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4796 | 0.469 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4956 | 0.435 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4202 | 0.324 | 0.531 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ethiopia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ethiopia was 0.341 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.586 in 2019.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1975.
- How does Ethiopia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Ethiopia ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.