Egypt vs Ethiopia: Democracy
Egypt
3
in 2025
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Ethiopia rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3 against 3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Egypt ranks 116th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 13 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.67 | 0.3333 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 3 against 3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt 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).