Democratic change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Democratic change was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1987
All-time low
1
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Democratic change in Ethiopia, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1 for democratic change in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Ethiopia peaked at 2 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1900.
That places Ethiopia 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.8567 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2007 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4577 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8867 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,176 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Ethiopia?
- Democratic change in Ethiopia was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1987.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.
- How does Ethiopia rank for democratic change?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.