Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-1.01
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
141st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.224
in 2018
All-time low
-2.07
in 1936
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

-2-1.5-1-0.50178919072025

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded -1.01 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 693.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Ethiopia peaked at 0.224 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.07, in 1936.

That places Ethiopia 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 1
1790s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1800s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1810s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1820s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1830s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1840s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1850s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1860s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1870s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1880s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1890s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1900s -1.95 -1.95 -1.95 10
1910s -1.92 -1.95 -1.84 10
1920s -1.84 -1.84 -1.84 10
1930s -1.93 -2.07 -1.84 10
1940s -1.77 -2.07 -1.72 10
1950s -1.72 -1.72 -1.72 10
1960s -1.72 -1.72 -1.72 10
1970s -1.33 -1.44 -0.907 10
1980s -0.8651 -1.15 -0.834 10
1990s -0.2382 -0.834 0.052 10
2000s -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 10
2010s -0.0966 -0.398 0.224 10
2020s -0.7815 -1.12 -0.02 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 138 Azerbaijan -0.936 compare
  2. 139 Ecuador -0.941 compare
  3. 140 Egypt -0.992 compare
  4. 142 Vatican -1.03 compare
  5. 143 Lebanon -1.04 compare
  6. 144 Russia -1.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Ethiopia?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Ethiopia was -1.01 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.224 in 2018.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.07 in 1936.
How does Ethiopia rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Ethiopia ranks 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 693.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.