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Centralization of Political Power Index in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.791 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.791
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.954
in 1975
All-time low
0.697
in 2020
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.791 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.954 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.697, in 2020.

Ethiopia ranks 38th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Ethiopia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.938 —
1790 0.938 +0.0%
1791 0.938 +0.0%
1792 0.938 +0.0%
1793 0.938 +0.0%
1794 0.938 +0.0%
1795 0.938 +0.0%
1796 0.938 +0.0%
1797 0.938 +0.0%
1798 0.938 +0.0%
1799 0.938 +0.0%
1800 0.938 +0.0%
1801 0.938 +0.0%
1802 0.938 +0.0%
1803 0.938 +0.0%
1804 0.938 +0.0%
1805 0.938 +0.0%
1806 0.938 +0.0%
1807 0.938 +0.0%
1808 0.938 +0.0%
1809 0.938 +0.0%
1810 0.938 +0.0%
1811 0.938 +0.0%
1812 0.938 +0.0%
1813 0.938 +0.0%
1814 0.938 +0.0%
1815 0.938 +0.0%
1816 0.938 +0.0%
1817 0.938 +0.0%
1818 0.938 +0.0%
1819 0.938 +0.0%
1820 0.938 +0.0%
1821 0.938 +0.0%
1822 0.938 +0.0%
1823 0.938 +0.0%
1824 0.938 +0.0%
1825 0.938 +0.0%
1826 0.938 +0.0%
1827 0.938 +0.0%
1828 0.938 +0.0%
1829 0.938 +0.0%
1830 0.938 +0.0%
1831 0.938 +0.0%
1832 0.938 +0.0%
1833 0.938 +0.0%
1834 0.938 +0.0%
1835 0.938 +0.0%
1836 0.938 +0.0%
1837 0.938 +0.0%
1838 0.938 +0.0%
1839 0.938 +0.0%
1840 0.938 +0.0%
1841 0.938 +0.0%
1842 0.938 +0.0%
1843 0.938 +0.0%
1844 0.938 +0.0%
1845 0.938 +0.0%
1846 0.938 +0.0%
1847 0.938 +0.0%
1848 0.938 +0.0%
1849 0.938 +0.0%
1850 0.938 +0.0%
1851 0.938 +0.0%
1852 0.938 +0.0%
1853 0.938 +0.0%
1854 0.938 +0.0%
1855 0.938 +0.0%
1856 0.938 +0.0%
1857 0.938 +0.0%
1858 0.938 +0.0%
1859 0.938 +0.0%
1860 0.938 +0.0%
1861 0.938 +0.0%
1862 0.938 +0.0%
1863 0.938 +0.0%
1864 0.938 +0.0%
1865 0.938 +0.0%
1866 0.938 +0.0%
1867 0.938 +0.0%
1868 0.938 +0.0%
1869 0.938 +0.0%
1870 0.938 +0.0%
1871 0.938 +0.0%
1872 0.938 +0.0%
1873 0.938 +0.0%
1874 0.938 +0.0%
1875 0.938 +0.0%
1876 0.938 +0.0%
1877 0.938 +0.0%
1878 0.938 +0.0%
1879 0.938 +0.0%
1880 0.938 +0.0%
1881 0.938 +0.0%
1882 0.938 +0.0%
1883 0.938 +0.0%
1884 0.938 +0.0%
1885 0.938 +0.0%
1886 0.938 +0.0%
1887 0.938 +0.0%
1888 0.938 +0.0%
1889 0.938 +0.0%
1890 0.938 +0.0%
1891 0.938 +0.0%
1892 0.938 +0.0%
1893 0.938 +0.0%
1894 0.938 +0.0%
1895 0.938 +0.0%
1896 0.938 +0.0%
1897 0.938 +0.0%
1898 0.938 +0.0%
1899 0.938 +0.0%
1900 0.948 +1.1%
1901 0.948 +0.0%
1902 0.948 +0.0%
1903 0.948 +0.0%
1904 0.948 +0.0%
1905 0.948 +0.0%
1906 0.948 +0.0%
1907 0.948 +0.0%
1908 0.948 +0.0%
1909 0.948 +0.0%
1910 0.948 +0.0%
1911 0.948 +0.0%
1912 0.948 +0.0%
1913 0.948 +0.0%
1914 0.948 +0.0%
1915 0.948 +0.0%
1916 0.948 +0.0%
1917 0.948 +0.0%
1918 0.948 +0.0%
1919 0.948 +0.0%
1920 0.948 +0.0%
1921 0.948 +0.0%
1922 0.948 +0.0%
1923 0.948 +0.0%
1924 0.948 +0.0%
1925 0.948 +0.0%
1926 0.948 +0.0%
1927 0.948 +0.0%
1928 0.948 +0.0%
1929 0.948 +0.0%
1930 0.948 +0.0%
1931 0.921 -2.8%
1932 0.921 +0.0%
1933 0.921 +0.0%
1934 0.921 +0.0%
1935 0.921 +0.0%
1936 0.95 +3.1%
1937 0.95 +0.0%
1938 0.95 +0.0%
1939 0.95 +0.0%
1940 0.95 +0.0%
1941 0.925 -2.6%
1942 0.921 -0.4%
1943 0.921 +0.0%
1944 0.921 +0.0%
1945 0.921 +0.0%
1946 0.921 +0.0%
1947 0.921 +0.0%
1948 0.921 +0.0%
1949 0.921 +0.0%
1950 0.921 +0.0%
1951 0.921 +0.0%
1952 0.921 +0.0%
1953 0.921 +0.0%
1954 0.921 +0.0%
1955 0.924 +0.3%
1956 0.924 +0.0%
1957 0.924 +0.0%
1958 0.924 +0.0%
1959 0.924 +0.0%
1960 0.924 +0.0%
1961 0.924 +0.0%
1962 0.924 +0.0%
1963 0.924 +0.0%
1964 0.924 +0.0%
1965 0.924 +0.0%
1966 0.924 +0.0%
1967 0.924 +0.0%
1968 0.924 +0.0%
1969 0.924 +0.0%
1970 0.924 +0.0%
1971 0.924 +0.0%
1972 0.924 +0.0%
1973 0.924 +0.0%
1974 0.934 +1.1%
1975 0.954 +2.1%
1976 0.954 +0.0%
1977 0.954 +0.0%
1978 0.954 +0.0%
1979 0.954 +0.0%
1980 0.954 +0.0%
1981 0.954 +0.0%
1982 0.954 +0.0%
1983 0.954 +0.0%
1984 0.954 +0.0%
1985 0.954 +0.0%
1986 0.954 +0.0%
1987 0.954 +0.0%
1988 0.927 -2.8%
1989 0.927 +0.0%
1990 0.927 +0.0%
1991 0.89 -4.0%
1992 0.869 -2.4%
1993 0.845 -2.8%
1994 0.829 -1.9%
1995 0.88 +6.2%
1996 0.823 -6.5%
1997 0.823 +0.0%
1998 0.823 +0.0%
1999 0.823 +0.0%
2000 0.826 +0.4%
2001 0.826 +0.0%
2002 0.826 +0.0%
2003 0.826 +0.0%
2004 0.826 +0.0%
2005 0.818 -1.0%
2006 0.815 -0.4%
2007 0.814 -0.1%
2008 0.814 +0.0%
2009 0.814 +0.0%
2010 0.814 +0.0%
2011 0.808 -0.7%
2012 0.806 -0.2%
2013 0.795 -1.4%
2014 0.795 +0.0%
2015 0.807 +1.5%
2016 0.812 +0.6%
2017 0.826 +1.7%
2018 0.791 -4.2%
2019 0.735 -7.1%
2020 0.697 -5.2%
2021 0.704 +1.0%
2022 0.724 +2.8%
2023 0.778 +7.5%
2024 0.792 +1.8%
2025 0.791 -0.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.791 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.791 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.938 0.938 0.938 1
1790s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1800s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1810s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1820s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1830s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1840s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1850s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1860s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1870s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1880s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1890s 0.938 0.938 0.938 10
1900s 0.948 0.948 0.948 10
1910s 0.948 0.948 0.948 10
1920s 0.948 0.948 0.948 10
1930s 0.9353 0.921 0.95 10
1940s 0.9243 0.921 0.95 10
1950s 0.9225 0.921 0.924 10
1960s 0.924 0.924 0.924 10
1970s 0.94 0.924 0.954 10
1980s 0.9486 0.927 0.954 10
1990s 0.8532 0.823 0.927 10
2000s 0.8205 0.814 0.826 10
2010s 0.7989 0.735 0.826 10
2020s 0.7477 0.697 0.792 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 35 Central African Republic 0.8 compare
  2. 36 Turkey 0.798 compare
  3. 37 Saudi Arabia 0.793 compare
  4. 38 Rwanda 0.791 compare
  5. 40 Comoros 0.785 compare
  6. 40 Togo 0.785 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Ethiopia?
Centralization of political power index in Ethiopia was 0.791 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 1975.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.697 in 2020.
How does Ethiopia rank for centralization of political power index?
Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.