The Political And Legal Environment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world – at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.).
Ethiopia’s political stability index score is -2.07 ranking 5th lowest in Africa and 9th lowest globally (2021).
- Ethiopia has a federal parliamentary republic system.
- Ethiopia’s overall Rule of Law Index score stayed at 0.41 from last year, ranked 122nd out of 139 globally and number 27 out of 33 african countries (2021).
- Ethiopia’s Human Freedom Score is 5.95/10 with a global ranking of 132 out of 165 (2022).
- Ethiopia practices civil law system
- Its Regulatory Quality Index rating (1996-2020) is -.66 points, ranked 22th in Africa and 140th globally.
- Ethiopia has a political right index of 6 (very weak rights), ranking 18 in Africa and 38 globally, above the African average of 5 points which shows weaker than average.
- Its Regulatory Quality Index rating (1996-2021) is -0.93 points less than Africa’s average of -0.75, ranked 33rd in Africa and 160th globally.
- 42.59% of seats held in the national parliament are women, the 19th highest globally and the 5th highest in Africa (2021)
