Eritrea vs Ethiopia

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.05 of 1 in Eritrea and 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.26 of 1, or 6.47 times that in Eritrea.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.05 of 1 in Eritrea and 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.26 of 1, or 6.47 times that in Eritrea.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Eritrea.
  • In 2025, Eritrea ranked 173 and Ethiopia ranked 149 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEritreaEthiopiaWorld
20250.050.30.65
20240.050.290.65
20230.050.360.66
20220.060.430.66
20210.060.460.67
20200.050.530.67
20190.060.560.68
20180.060.490.68
20170.060.340.68
20160.050.330.68
20150.040.350.69
20140.050.360.69
20130.040.370.7
20120.030.380.7
20110.030.380.7
20100.030.380.7
20090.030.380.69
20080.030.380.69
20070.030.380.69
20060.030.370.69
20050.030.390.69
20040.030.390.69
20030.030.390.69
20020.030.40.68
20010.050.390.68
20000.130.390.67
19990.150.390.66
19980.170.390.65
19970.210.390.65
19960.20.390.65
19950.210.390.65
19940.210.380.64
19930.210.380.63
19920.220.380.62
19910.20.280.6
19900.090.060.57
19890.060.060.51
19880.050.060.5
19870.050.050.5
19860.050.060.49
19850.050.060.48
19840.050.060.47
19830.050.060.47
19820.050.060.46
19810.050.060.46
19800.050.060.46
19790.060.050.45
19780.060.050.44
19770.060.050.44
19760.070.050.44
19750.070.060.44
19740.080.120.43
19730.110.190.43
19720.120.190.44
19710.120.190.44
19700.120.190.44
19690.120.190.44
19680.120.190.45
19670.130.190.45
19660.130.190.46
19650.130.190.46
19640.130.190.46
19630.130.190.46
19620.160.190.46
19610.20.190.46
19600.220.180.46
19590.230.180.44
19580.230.180.44
19570.240.180.43
19560.250.180.43
19550.250.180.43
19540.250.180.43
19530.250.180.43
19520.450.180.43
19510.520.180.43
19500.520.180.42
19490.570.180.42
19480.570.180.42
19470.570.180.42
19460.570.180.42
19450.570.180.38
19440.570.170.35
19430.570.170.35
19420.570.170.35
19410.290.160.35
19400.190.140.36
19390.10.140.38
19380.10.140.39
19370.10.140.39
19360.10.140.39
19350.10.160.4
19340.10.160.4
19330.10.160.4
19320.10.160.41
19310.10.160.41
19300.10.160.41
19290.10.160.41
19280.10.160.41
19270.10.160.41
19260.10.160.41
19250.10.160.41
19240.10.160.42
19230.10.160.41
19220.10.160.42
19210.10.160.42
19200.10.160.42
19190.10.160.41
19180.10.160.4
19170.10.160.39
19160.10.160.39
19150.10.160.4
19140.10.160.4
19130.10.150.41
19120.10.150.41
19110.10.150.41
19100.10.150.41
19090.110.150.41
19080.110.150.41
19070.110.150.41
19060.110.150.41
19050.110.150.41
19040.110.150.41
19030.110.150.41
19020.110.150.41
19010.110.150.41
19000.110.140.41
1899–0.140.47
1898–0.140.47
1897–0.140.46
1896–0.140.47
1895–0.140.46
1894–0.140.46
1893–0.140.46
1892–0.140.45
1891–0.140.45
1890–0.140.45
1889–0.130.45
1888–0.130.45
1887–0.130.45
1886–0.10.44
1885–0.10.44
1884–0.10.44
1883–0.10.44
1882–0.10.44
1881–0.10.44
1880–0.10.44
1879–0.10.45
1878–0.10.45
1877–0.10.44
1876–0.10.45
1875–0.10.45
1874–0.10.45
1873–0.10.45
1872–0.10.44
1871–0.10.45
1870–0.10.44
1869–0.10.44
1868–0.10.43
1867–0.10.44
1866–0.10.43
1865–0.10.43
1864–0.10.42
1863–0.10.43
1862–0.10.43
1861–0.10.42
1860–0.10.41
1859–0.10.4
1858–0.10.4
1857–0.10.4
1856–0.10.4
1855–0.10.4
1854–0.10.4
1853–0.10.4
1852–0.10.39
1851–0.10.39
1850–0.10.39
1849–0.10.41
1848–0.10.4
1847–0.10.38
1846–0.10.38
1845–0.10.37
1844–0.10.37
1843–0.10.37
1842–0.10.37
1841–0.10.37
1840–0.10.36
1839–0.10.36
1838–0.10.36
1837–0.10.36
1836–0.10.36
1835–0.10.36
1834–0.10.35
1833–0.10.35
1832–0.10.35
1831–0.10.35
1830–0.10.35
1829–0.10.35
1828–0.10.35
1827–0.10.35
1826–0.10.35
1825–0.10.35
1824–0.10.34
1823–0.10.35
1822–0.10.34
1821–0.10.34
1820–0.10.33
1819–0.10.32
1818–0.10.31
1817–0.10.31
1816–0.10.32
1815–0.10.32
1814–0.10.3
1813–0.10.29
1812–0.10.28
1811–0.10.28
1810–0.10.29
1809–0.10.29
1808–0.10.28
1807–0.10.28
1806–0.10.27
1805–0.10.27
1804–0.10.27
1803–0.10.27
1802–0.10.27
1801–0.10.27
1800–0.10.27
1799–0.10.28
1798–0.10.27
1797–0.10.27
1796–0.10.27
1795–0.10.27
1794–0.10.27
1793–0.10.27
1792–0.10.27
1791–0.10.27
1790–0.10.27
1789–0.10.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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