Social Development in Ethiopia 138 indicators covering social development for Ethiopia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 148,616 2025 up 93.8% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0011 units per person 2025 up 48.6% 58th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.7% 21st Political Rights Score 8 2025 up 100.0% 143rd Freedom Score 18 2025 up 20.0% 162nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 112,987 2025 up 5,214.5% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 3,974.7% 51st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2,512.0% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 124.1% 53rd Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 11 2018 up 57.1% 118th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 79.19 % change on previous year 2025 up 263.6% 9th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.503 2025 down 15.9% 122nd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.266 2025 down 0.4% 149th Political Corruption Index 0.529 2025 down 6.5% 87th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.529 2025 down 6.5% 87th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.07 2024 up 118.8% 108th Number of armed conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 up 200.0% 9th Number of state-based conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 — 10th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.1235 units per square kilometre 2023 up 182.7% 54th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0565 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6,754.9% 55th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3901 2019 unchanged 142nd Forcibly displaced people 3.50 million 2025 up 194.7% 11th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 up 100.0% 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 37 2024 up 12.1% 98th Internally displaced people due to conflict 2.27 million people 2024 — 11th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.27 2024 up 78.0% 141st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.24 2024 up 87.9% 139th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.02 2024 up 66.9% 47th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0001 2024 up 109.2% 53rd Self-reported life satisfaction 3.98 2025 down 11.6% 138th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 3.98 2025 down 11.6% 138th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 85.5% 2024 up 14.1% 12th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 down 100.0% 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.2583 2020 down 188.3% 72nd Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 — 1st Homicides 8,129 deaths 2021 up 6.8% 15th Homicide rate 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 18.5% 66th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 6.72 2021 down 17.7% 64th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 2.81 million 2030 up 26.9% 43rd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 5.05 2030 up 58.9% 93rd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 3 2025 unchanged 79th Freedom of Expression Score 3 2025 up 50.0% 74th Civil Rights Score 2 2025 unchanged 99th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 5.0% 2030 down 5.7% 158th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 4.16 million 2030 up 28.4% 36th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 71.5% 2020 down 4.0% 37th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 81.0% 2020 down 2.8% 39th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 41.5% 2020 up 6.6% 89th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 19.0% 2020 up 13.8% 148th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 9.5% 2020 up 7.6% 134th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 7.6% 2020 up 20.4% 145th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 34.86 2020 up 61.6% 33rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →