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
00.10.20.3190019622025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed