Ethiopia vs Madagascar

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.65 of 1 in Madagascar, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.35 of 1, or 2.14 times that in Ethiopia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.65 of 1 in Madagascar, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.35 of 1, or 2.14 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher since 1950, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 149 and Madagascar ranked 105 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

YearEthiopiaMadagascarWorld
20250.30.650.65
20240.290.690.65
20230.360.710.66
20220.430.730.66
20210.460.730.67
20200.530.730.67
20190.560.730.68
20180.490.770.68
20170.340.760.68
20160.330.760.68
20150.350.760.69
20140.360.750.69
20130.370.650.7
20120.380.570.7
20110.380.570.7
20100.380.570.7
20090.380.560.69
20080.380.750.69
20070.380.740.69
20060.370.740.69
20050.390.740.69
20040.390.740.69
20030.390.710.69
20020.40.60.68
20010.390.70.68
20000.390.70.67
19990.390.70.66
19980.390.70.65
19970.390.70.65
19960.390.730.65
19950.390.740.65
19940.380.730.64
19930.380.690.63
19920.380.680.62
19910.280.460.6
19900.060.490.57
19890.060.460.51
19880.060.450.5
19870.050.440.5
19860.060.430.49
19850.060.410.48
19840.060.40.47
19830.060.40.47
19820.060.390.46
19810.060.390.46
19800.060.390.46
19790.050.390.45
19780.050.390.44
19770.050.390.44
19760.050.390.44
19750.060.370.44
19740.120.460.43
19730.190.470.43
19720.190.410.44
19710.190.450.44
19700.190.450.44
19690.190.440.44
19680.190.440.45
19670.190.440.45
19660.190.440.46
19650.190.440.46
19640.190.440.46
19630.190.440.46
19620.190.440.46
19610.190.440.46
19600.180.410.46
19590.180.30.44
19580.180.250.44
19570.180.250.43
19560.180.20.43
19550.180.190.43
19540.180.190.43
19530.180.190.43
19520.180.190.43
19510.180.190.43
19500.180.190.42
19490.180.170.42
19480.180.160.42
19470.180.140.42
19460.180.180.42
19450.180.150.38
19440.170.150.35
19430.170.150.35
19420.170.150.35
19410.160.150.35
19400.140.150.36
19390.140.170.38
19380.140.180.39
19370.140.180.39
19360.140.170.39
19350.160.160.4
19340.160.160.4
19330.160.160.4
19320.160.160.41
19310.160.160.41
19300.160.160.41
19290.160.160.41
19280.160.160.41
19270.160.160.41
19260.160.160.41
19250.160.160.41
19240.160.160.42
19230.160.160.41
19220.160.160.42
19210.160.160.42
19200.160.190.42
19190.160.190.41
19180.160.190.4
19170.160.190.39
19160.160.190.39
19150.160.190.4
19140.160.190.4
19130.150.190.41
19120.150.190.41
19110.150.190.41
19100.150.190.41
19090.150.190.41
19080.150.190.41
19070.150.190.41
19060.150.190.41
19050.150.160.41
19040.150.160.41
19030.150.160.41
19020.150.160.41
19010.150.160.41
19000.140.160.41
18990.140.160.47
18980.140.160.47
18970.140.150.46
18960.140.220.47
18950.140.220.46
18940.140.220.46
18930.140.220.46
18920.140.220.45
18910.140.220.45
18900.140.220.45
18890.130.220.45
18880.130.220.45
18870.130.220.45
18860.10.220.44
18850.10.220.44
18840.10.220.44
18830.10.230.44
18820.10.230.44
18810.10.230.44
18800.10.230.44
18790.10.230.45
18780.10.230.45
18770.10.230.44
18760.10.230.45
18750.10.230.45
18740.10.230.45
18730.10.230.45
18720.10.230.44
18710.10.230.45
18700.10.230.44
18690.10.230.44
18680.10.210.43
18670.10.210.44
18660.10.210.43
18650.10.210.43
18640.10.210.42
18630.10.540.43
18620.10.540.43
18610.10.480.42
18600.10.190.41
18590.10.10.4
18580.10.10.4
18570.10.10.4
18560.10.10.4
18550.10.10.4
18540.10.10.4
18530.10.10.4
18520.10.10.39
18510.10.10.39
18500.10.10.39
18490.10.10.41
18480.10.10.4
18470.10.10.38
18460.10.10.38
18450.10.10.37
18440.10.10.37
18430.10.10.37
18420.10.10.37
18410.10.10.37
18400.10.10.36
18390.10.10.36
18380.10.10.36
18370.10.10.36
18360.10.10.36
18350.10.10.36
18340.10.10.35
18330.10.10.35
18320.10.10.35
18310.10.10.35
18300.10.10.35
18290.10.10.35
18280.10.180.35
18270.10.190.35
18260.10.190.35
18250.10.190.35
18240.10.190.34
18230.10.190.35
18220.10.190.34
18210.10.190.34
18200.10.190.33
18190.10.190.32
18180.10.190.31
18170.10.190.31
18160.1–0.32
18150.1–0.32
18140.1–0.3
18130.1–0.29
18120.1–0.28
18110.1–0.28
18100.1–0.29
18090.1–0.29
18080.1–0.28
18070.1–0.28
18060.1–0.27
18050.1–0.27
18040.1–0.27
18030.1–0.27
18020.1–0.27
18010.1–0.27
18000.1–0.27
17990.1–0.28
17980.1–0.27
17970.1–0.27
17960.1–0.27
17950.1–0.27
17940.1–0.27
17930.1–0.27
17920.1–0.27
17910.1–0.27
17900.1–0.27
17890.1–0.27

Each country on its own

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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