Ethiopia vs Somalia: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Ethiopia
0.195
in 2025
Somalia
0.189
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
117th
Somalia rank
120th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.195 against 0.189 in Somalia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 120th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.006 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.006 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.006 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.0082 | 0.005 | 0.0032 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.0134 | 0.0142 | 0.0008 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.0185 | 0.0501 | 0.0316 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.022 | 0.1323 | 0.1103 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0258 | 0.02 | 0.0058 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0313 | 0.0223 | 0.009 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.1328 | 0.0609 | 0.0719 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.1508 | 0.0919 | 0.0589 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1689 | 0.1528 | 0.0161 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2345 | 0.1872 | 0.0473 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.195 against 0.189 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 0.006, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Ethiopia ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 120th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.