Ethiopia vs Somalia

Ethiopia vs Somalia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.17 of 1 in Somalia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.09 of 1, or 1.56 times that in Somalia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ethiopia vs Somalia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.17 of 1 in Somalia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.09 of 1, or 1.56 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Somalia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 128 and Somalia ranked 150 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEthiopiaSomaliaWorld
20250.260.170.48
20240.260.170.49
20230.280.170.49
20220.30.160.5
20210.290.160.5
20200.320.150.51
20190.330.150.52
20180.270.150.52
20170.230.170.52
20160.230.160.52
20150.230.160.52
20140.230.160.52
20130.220.160.52
20120.230.170.53
20110.220.190.53
20100.230.190.52
20090.240.170.52
20080.240.170.52
20070.240.170.52
20060.240.170.52
20050.260.170.52
20040.240.170.51
20030.240.170.51
20020.240.170.5
20010.240.170.49
20000.240.170.49
19990.250.160.49
19980.250.160.49
19970.250.160.49
19960.250.160.48
19950.220.160.47
19940.20.160.47
19930.230.160.46
19920.230.150.44
19910.20.130.42
19900.150.140.41
19890.150.140.36
19880.150.140.36
19870.10.140.35
19860.070.140.34
19850.070.140.34
19840.070.140.33
19830.070.140.32
19820.070.140.32
19810.070.140.32
19800.070.080.32
19790.070.080.31
19780.070.080.3
19770.070.080.3
19760.070.080.29
19750.080.080.29
19740.090.080.29
19730.10.080.29
19720.10.080.29
19710.090.080.29
19700.090.080.29
19690.090.210.29
19680.090.340.3
19670.090.340.29
19660.090.340.29
19650.090.340.3
19640.090.350.3
19630.090.360.3
19620.090.360.29
19610.090.360.29
19600.090.350.28
19590.090.270.27
19580.090.270.27
19570.090.270.27
19560.090.270.26
19550.030.080.25
19540.010.070.25
19530.010.070.24
19520.010.070.24
19510.010.070.24
19500.010.070.23
19490.010.050.22
19480.010.050.22
19470.010.050.21
19460.010.040.19
19450.010.040.16
19440.010.040.14
19430.010.040.14
19420.010.040.14
19410.010.040.15
19400.010.030.15
19390.010.030.17
19380.010.030.17
19370.010.030.17
19360.010.030.17
19350.010.030.17
19340.010.030.18
19330.010.030.18
19320.010.030.19
19310.010.030.18
19300.010.030.18
19290.010.030.19
19280.010.030.19
19270.010.030.19
19260.010.030.19
19250.010.030.19
19240.010.030.19
19230.010.030.19
19220.010.030.19
19210.010.030.19
19200.010.030.18
19190.010.030.16
19180.010.030.15
19170.010.030.15
19160.010.030.15
19150.010.030.15
19140.010.030.15
19130.010.030.15
19120.010.030.15
19110.010.030.15
19100.010.030.15
19090.010.040.15
19080.010.040.15
19070.010.040.15
19060.010.040.15
19050.010.040.15
19040.010.040.14
19030.010.040.14
19020.010.040.15
19010.010.040.14
19000.010.040.14
18990.01–0.22
18980.01–0.22
18970.01–0.22
18960.01–0.22
18950.01–0.22
18940.01–0.21
18930.01–0.21
18920.01–0.21
18910.01–0.2
18900.01–0.2
18890.01–0.2
18880.01–0.2
18870.01–0.2
18860.01–0.19
18850.01–0.19
18840.01–0.2
18830.01–0.19
18820.01–0.19
18810.01–0.19
18800.01–0.19
18790.01–0.19
18780.01–0.18
18770.01–0.18
18760.01–0.19
18750.01–0.18
18740.01–0.18
18730.01–0.18
18720.01–0.18
18710.01–0.18
18700.01–0.18
18690.01–0.17
18680.01–0.17
18670.01–0.17
18660.01–0.16
18650.01–0.16
18640.01–0.16
18630.01–0.16
18620.01–0.16
18610.01–0.15
18600.01–0.15
18590.01–0.14
18580.01–0.14
18570.01–0.14
18560.01–0.13
18550.01–0.13
18540.01–0.13
18530.01–0.13
18520.01–0.13
18510.01–0.13
18500.01–0.13
18490.01–0.15
18480.01–0.13
18470.01–0.11
18460.01–0.11
18450.01–0.11
18440.01–0.11
18430.01–0.1
18420.01–0.1
18410.01–0.1
18400.01–0.1
18390.01–0.1
18380.01–0.09
18370.01–0.09
18360.01–0.1
18350.01–0.09
18340.01–0.09
18330.01–0.09
18320.01–0.09
18310.01–0.09
18300.01–0.09
18290.01–0.08
18280.01–0.08
18270.01–0.09
18260.01–0.08
18250.01–0.08
18240.01–0.08
18230.01–0.08
18220.01–0.08
18210.01–0.07
18200.01–0.07
18190.01–0.06
18180.01–0.06
18170.01–0.06
18160.01–0.06
18150.01–0.06
18140.01–0.05
18130.01–0.05
18120.01–0.06
18110.01–0.06
18100.01–0.06
18090.01–0.05
18080.01–0.05
18070.01–0.05
18060.01–0.05
18050.01–0.05
18040.01–0.05
18030.01–0.05
18020.01–0.05
18010.01–0.05
18000.01–0.05
17990.01–0.05
17980.01–0.06
17970.01–0.05
17960.01–0.05
17950.01–0.05
17940.01–0.05
17930.01–0.05
17920.01–0.05
17910.01–0.05
17900.01–0.05
17890.01–0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, 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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