How does Ethiopia rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?

Ethiopia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia

Name: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.529 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.529

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

87th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.848

in 1789

All-time low

0.43

in 1988

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.529 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.848 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 1988.

Ethiopia ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.848	—
1790	0.848	+0.0%
1791	0.848	+0.0%
1792	0.848	+0.0%
1793	0.848	+0.0%
1794	0.848	+0.0%
1795	0.848	+0.0%
1796	0.848	+0.0%
1797	0.848	+0.0%
1798	0.848	+0.0%
1799	0.848	+0.0%
1800	0.848	+0.0%
1801	0.848	+0.0%
1802	0.848	+0.0%
1803	0.848	+0.0%
1804	0.848	+0.0%
1805	0.848	+0.0%
1806	0.848	+0.0%
1807	0.848	+0.0%
1808	0.848	+0.0%
1809	0.848	+0.0%
1810	0.848	+0.0%
1811	0.848	+0.0%
1812	0.848	+0.0%
1813	0.848	+0.0%
1814	0.848	+0.0%
1815	0.848	+0.0%
1816	0.848	+0.0%
1817	0.848	+0.0%
1818	0.848	+0.0%
1819	0.848	+0.0%
1820	0.848	+0.0%
1821	0.848	+0.0%
1822	0.848	+0.0%
1823	0.848	+0.0%
1824	0.848	+0.0%
1825	0.848	+0.0%
1826	0.848	+0.0%
1827	0.848	+0.0%
1828	0.848	+0.0%
1829	0.848	+0.0%
1830	0.848	+0.0%
1831	0.848	+0.0%
1832	0.848	+0.0%
1833	0.848	+0.0%
1834	0.848	+0.0%
1835	0.848	+0.0%
1836	0.848	+0.0%
1837	0.848	+0.0%
1838	0.848	+0.0%
1839	0.848	+0.0%
1840	0.848	+0.0%
1841	0.848	+0.0%
1842	0.848	+0.0%
1843	0.848	+0.0%
1844	0.848	+0.0%
1845	0.848	+0.0%
1846	0.848	+0.0%
1847	0.848	+0.0%
1848	0.848	+0.0%
1849	0.848	+0.0%
1850	0.848	+0.0%
1851	0.848	+0.0%
1852	0.848	+0.0%
1853	0.848	+0.0%
1854	0.848	+0.0%
1855	0.848	+0.0%
1856	0.848	+0.0%
1857	0.848	+0.0%
1858	0.848	+0.0%
1859	0.848	+0.0%
1860	0.848	+0.0%
1861	0.848	+0.0%
1862	0.848	+0.0%
1863	0.848	+0.0%
1864	0.848	+0.0%
1865	0.848	+0.0%
1866	0.848	+0.0%
1867	0.848	+0.0%
1868	0.848	+0.0%
1869	0.848	+0.0%
1870	0.848	+0.0%
1871	0.848	+0.0%
1872	0.848	+0.0%
1873	0.848	+0.0%
1874	0.848	+0.0%
1875	0.848	+0.0%
1876	0.848	+0.0%
1877	0.848	+0.0%
1878	0.848	+0.0%
1879	0.848	+0.0%
1880	0.848	+0.0%
1881	0.848	+0.0%
1882	0.848	+0.0%
1883	0.848	+0.0%
1884	0.848	+0.0%
1885	0.848	+0.0%
1886	0.848	+0.0%
1887	0.848	+0.0%
1888	0.848	+0.0%
1889	0.848	+0.0%
1890	0.848	+0.0%
1891	0.848	+0.0%
1892	0.848	+0.0%
1893	0.848	+0.0%
1894	0.848	+0.0%
1895	0.848	+0.0%
1896	0.848	+0.0%
1897	0.848	+0.0%
1898	0.848	+0.0%
1899	0.848	+0.0%
1900	0.828	-2.4%
1901	0.828	+0.0%
1902	0.828	+0.0%
1903	0.828	+0.0%
1904	0.828	+0.0%
1905	0.828	+0.0%
1906	0.828	+0.0%
1907	0.828	+0.0%
1908	0.828	+0.0%
1909	0.828	+0.0%
1910	0.828	+0.0%
1911	0.828	+0.0%
1912	0.828	+0.0%
1913	0.828	+0.0%
1914	0.828	+0.0%
1915	0.828	+0.0%
1916	0.828	+0.0%
1917	0.828	+0.0%
1918	0.828	+0.0%
1919	0.828	+0.0%
1920	0.828	+0.0%
1921	0.828	+0.0%
1922	0.828	+0.0%
1923	0.828	+0.0%
1924	0.828	+0.0%
1925	0.828	+0.0%
1926	0.828	+0.0%
1927	0.828	+0.0%
1928	0.828	+0.0%
1929	0.828	+0.0%
1930	0.828	+0.0%
1931	0.737	-11.0%
1932	0.737	+0.0%
1933	0.737	+0.0%
1934	0.737	+0.0%
1935	0.737	+0.0%
1936	0.789	+7.1%
1937	0.789	+0.0%
1938	0.789	+0.0%
1939	0.789	+0.0%
1940	0.789	+0.0%
1941	0.719	-8.9%
1942	0.655	-8.9%
1943	0.655	+0.0%
1944	0.655	+0.0%
1945	0.655	+0.0%
1946	0.655	+0.0%
1947	0.655	+0.0%
1948	0.663	+1.2%
1949	0.663	+0.0%
1950	0.663	+0.0%
1951	0.663	+0.0%
1952	0.663	+0.0%
1953	0.663	+0.0%
1954	0.663	+0.0%
1955	0.663	+0.0%
1956	0.663	+0.0%
1957	0.663	+0.0%
1958	0.663	+0.0%
1959	0.663	+0.0%
1960	0.663	+0.0%
1961	0.663	+0.0%
1962	0.663	+0.0%
1963	0.663	+0.0%
1964	0.663	+0.0%
1965	0.663	+0.0%
1966	0.663	+0.0%
1967	0.663	+0.0%
1968	0.654	-1.4%
1969	0.654	+0.0%
1970	0.665	+1.7%
1971	0.665	+0.0%
1972	0.665	+0.0%
1973	0.668	+0.5%
1974	0.613	-8.2%
1975	0.537	-12.4%
1976	0.537	+0.0%
1977	0.537	+0.0%
1978	0.537	+0.0%
1979	0.537	+0.0%
1980	0.537	+0.0%
1981	0.537	+0.0%
1982	0.537	+0.0%
1983	0.537	+0.0%
1984	0.537	+0.0%
1985	0.537	+0.0%
1986	0.537	+0.0%
1987	0.524	-2.4%
1988	0.43	-17.9%
1989	0.43	+0.0%
1990	0.43	+0.0%
1991	0.496	+15.3%
1992	0.496	+0.0%
1993	0.496	+0.0%
1994	0.496	+0.0%
1995	0.572	+15.3%
1996	0.561	-1.9%
1997	0.561	+0.0%
1998	0.561	+0.0%
1999	0.561	+0.0%
2000	0.561	+0.0%
2001	0.561	+0.0%
2002	0.561	+0.0%
2003	0.561	+0.0%
2004	0.561	+0.0%
2005	0.561	+0.0%
2006	0.561	+0.0%
2007	0.529	-5.7%
2008	0.552	+4.3%
2009	0.57	+3.3%
2010	0.57	+0.0%
2011	0.57	+0.0%
2012	0.571	+0.2%
2013	0.567	-0.7%
2014	0.568	+0.2%
2015	0.566	-0.4%
2016	0.566	+0.0%
2017	0.554	-2.1%
2018	0.553	-0.2%
2019	0.553	+0.0%
2020	0.552	-0.2%
2021	0.563	+2.0%
2022	0.561	-0.4%
2023	0.565	+0.7%
2024	0.52	-8.0%
2025	0.529	+1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.848	0.848	0.848	1
1790s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1800s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1810s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1820s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1830s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1840s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1850s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1860s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1870s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1880s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1890s	0.848	0.848	0.848	10
1900s	0.828	0.828	0.828	10
1910s	0.828	0.828	0.828	10
1920s	0.828	0.828	0.828	10
1930s	0.7669	0.737	0.828	10
1940s	0.6764	0.655	0.789	10
1950s	0.663	0.663	0.663	10
1960s	0.6612	0.654	0.663	10
1970s	0.5961	0.537	0.668	10
1980s	0.5143	0.43	0.537	10
1990s	0.523	0.43	0.572	10
2000s	0.5578	0.529	0.57	10
2010s	0.5638	0.553	0.571	10
2020s	0.5483	0.52	0.565	6

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More social development data for Ethiopia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.01 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 164,215 (2025)
Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
Democracy lexical 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)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia?: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Ethiopia was 0.529 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 1789.
What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 1988.
How does Ethiopia rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?: Ethiopia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026