Ethiopia
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 41.9% (2025). World rank 22 of 190; in Africa, 5 of 52. Rule of law, score 0–100: 43.2 (2025). World rank 159 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 30 of 54. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 34.3 (2025). World rank 172 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 41 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 38.8% → 41.9%, rule of law 46.2 → 43.2 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 37.6 → 40.5 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan): control of corruption.
State
- Form of government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Taye Atske Selassie
- Head of government
- Abiy Ahmed
- Independence
- No data
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 41.9% 2025