Social Development in Ethiopia 138 indicators covering social development for Ethiopia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million 2025 up 37.3% 7th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 2025 up 91.3% 19th Political Rights Rating 6 2025 down 14.3% 44th Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 2025 down 14.3% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person 2025 up 46.7% 55th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 2025 up 91.3% 19th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person 2025 up 5.3% 54th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.5% 13th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1626 % change on previous year 2025 down 98.6% 89th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million 2025 up 37.3% 7th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.1265 % change on previous year 2025 up 89.2% 135th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 6.0% 31st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.304 2025 down 13.1% 149th Liberal Democracy Index 0.1 2025 down 2.0% 141st Electoral Democracy Index 0.257 2025 up 12.7% 127th Freedom of Association Index 0.342 2025 up 9.6% 134th Freedom of Expression Index 0.285 2025 down 2.1% 142nd Participatory Democracy Index 0.128 2025 up 36.2% 132nd Varieties of democracy 0.257 2025 up 12.7% 127th Liberal democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Human Rights Index 0.304 2025 down 13.1% 149th Key features of human rights 0.304 2025 down 13.1% 149th Key features of electoral democracy 0.257 2025 up 12.7% 127th Key features of liberal democracy 0.1 2025 down 2.0% 141st Executive Corruption Index 0.313 2025 down 28.4% 110th Judicial Corruption Score -1.24 2025 down 22.6% 144th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.678 2025 down 4.6% 59th Key features of democracy 0.257 2025 up 12.7% 127th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 361.9% 105th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year 2025 up 491.4% 17th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.1 2025 down 2.0% 141st Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 361.9% 105th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 326.6% 11th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 361.9% 105th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.257 2025 up 12.7% 126th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.161 2025 up 8.1% 131st Deliberative Democracy Index 0.195 2025 up 31.8% 117th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms -0.394 2025 up 66.9% 120th Media Corruption Score 0.406 2025 down 26.4% 89th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 68.58 % change on previous year 2025 — 10th Academic Freedom Index 0.337 2025 up 3.7% 118th Legislative Corruption Score 0.641 2025 up 6.3% 60th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.6% 113th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 51.8% 128th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.6% 113th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.6% 113th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.0% 155th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.8683 units per square kilometre 2023 up 125.8% 39th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1403 units per square kilometre 2023 up 105.4% 55th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.74 2019 down 60.2% 181st Democracy Index 1 2018 up 133.3% 118th Page 1 of 3 Next →