🇪🇹 Ethiopia: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Ethiopia scores 10.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Taye Atske Selassie
Head of State
Abiy Ahmed
Head of Government · Prosperity Party
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Ethiopia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Ethiopia a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Ethiopia scores 10.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #145 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Ethiopia improving or declining?
Ethiopia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.2 points over the past decade, standing at 10.0 in 2025 (1-year change: +0.7).
Who leads Ethiopia?
Taye Atske Selassie is Ethiopia's head of state; Abiy Ahmed serves as head of government (Prosperity Party).