Civil Rights Score in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Ethiopia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Ethiopia stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Ethiopia peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -33.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 99 Belarus 2 compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 99 Burundi 2 compare
- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Mozambique 2 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 99 Oman 2 compare
- 99 Pakistan 2 compare
- 99 Russia 2 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 99 South Sudan 2 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 99 Venezuela 2 compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Ethiopia?
- Civil rights score in Ethiopia was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for civil rights score?
- Ethiopia ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.