Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 6 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.38 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 44 Angola 6 compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 6 compare
- 44 Cameroon 6 compare
- 44 Algeria 6 compare
- 44 Egypt 6 compare
- 44 Guinea 6 compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
- 44 Hong Kong, China 6 compare
- 44 Kuwait 6 compare
- 44 Oman 6 compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 6 compare
- 44 Qatar 6 compare
- 44 Rwanda 6 compare
- 44 Togo 6 compare
- 44 Thailand 6 compare
- 44 Tunisia 6 compare
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 compare
- 44 Uganda 6 compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 6 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 fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1626 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.