Ethiopia

Africa

Ethiopia ranks #164 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 41.7/100.

Score

41.7

Universal category breakdown

Religion

6.2C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 6.2/10

Economic Liberty

5.0C-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 5/10

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Equal Protection

5.0C-

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.503 (0–1)

Freedom of Movement

4.5D+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 4.5/10

Property Rights

4.3D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 4.3/10

Due Process

3.6D-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.36/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source

Free Expression

3.4F

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (36.9/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (30/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Assembly & Association

3.4F

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.342 (0–1)

Political Participation

1.3F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.128 (0–1)