Political Stability - Governance score in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Political Stability - Governance score was 33.7 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.7 0-100
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
194th
of 207 countries
All-time high
47.37 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
31.49 0-100
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Ethiopia, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 42.8 0-1001998: 47.4 0-1002000: 43.6 0-1002002: 40.1 0-1002003: 39.7 0-1002004: 44.8 0-1002005: 37.9 0-1002006: 37 0-1002007: 37.1 0-1002008: 37.5 0-1002009: 43.5 0-1002010: 39 0-1002011: 39.8 0-1002012: 38.3 0-1002013: 42.1 0-1002014: 45.8 0-1002015: 44.3 0-1002016: 41.3 0-1002017: 39.9 0-1002018: 45.3 0-1002019: 45.8 0-1002020: 38.7 0-1002021: 31.5 0-1002022: 34 0-1002023: 34.1 0-1002024: 33.7 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Ethiopia is 33.7 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Ethiopia peaked at 47.37 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 31.49 0-100, in 2021.

That places Ethiopia 194th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Ethiopia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 42.84 0-100
1998 47.37 0-100 +10.6%
2000 43.61 0-100 -7.9%
2002 40.12 0-100 -8.0%
2003 39.74 0-100 -0.9%
2004 44.81 0-100 +12.7%
2005 37.93 0-100 -15.4%
2006 37.03 0-100 -2.4%
2007 37.08 0-100 +0.1%
2008 37.52 0-100 +1.2%
2009 43.51 0-100 +16.0%
2010 38.97 0-100 -10.4%
2011 39.79 0-100 +2.1%
2012 38.33 0-100 -3.7%
2013 42.06 0-100 +9.7%
2014 45.8 0-100 +8.9%
2015 44.31 0-100 -3.2%
2016 41.3 0-100 -6.8%
2017 39.94 0-100 -3.3%
2018 45.3 0-100 +13.4%
2019 45.76 0-100 +1.0%
2020 38.68 0-100 -15.5%
2021 31.49 0-100 -18.6%
2022 34.02 0-100 +8.0%
2023 34.06 0-100 +0.1%
2024 33.7 0-100 -1.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 33.7 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.86 0-100, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 33.7 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.72 0-100, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.11 0-100 42.84 0-100 47.37 0-100 2
2000s 40.15 0-100 37.03 0-100 44.81 0-100 9
2010s 42.16 0-100 38.33 0-100 45.8 0-100 10
2020s 34.39 0-100 31.49 0-100 38.68 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 191 Chad 35.51 0-100 compare
  2. 192 Central African Republic 34.58 0-100 compare
  3. 193 Palestine 33.84 0-100 compare
  4. 195 Libya 33.5 0-100 compare
  5. 196 Burkina Faso 33.33 0-100 compare
  6. 197 Nigeria 31.69 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Ethiopia?
Political stability - governance score in Ethiopia was 33.7 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 47.37 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.49 0-100 in 2021.
How does Ethiopia rank for political stability - governance score?
Ethiopia ranks 194th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).