Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Democracy
Djibouti
3
in 2025
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Djibouti rank
116th
Ethiopia rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 3 against 3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 116th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 8 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.67 | 0.3333 | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Djibouti or Ethiopia?
- Djibouti, at 3 against 3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
- Djibouti ranks 116th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).