Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Egypt or Ethiopia?

Egypt, at 0.475 against 0.455 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Ethiopia: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Egypt

0.475

in 2025

Ethiopia

0.455

in 2025

Egypt rank

132nd

Ethiopia rank

135th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Egypt
Ethiopia

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.475 against 0.455 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 132nd and Ethiopia ranks 135th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 23 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1790s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1800s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1810s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1820s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1830s	0.173	0.038	0.135	Egypt
1840s	0.236	0.038	0.198	Egypt
1850s	0.2684	0.038	0.2304	Egypt
1860s	0.272	0.038	0.234	Egypt
1870s	0.3017	0.038	0.2637	Egypt
1880s	0.371	0.038	0.333	Egypt
1890s	0.371	0.038	0.333	Egypt
1900s	0.371	0.038	0.333	Egypt
1910s	0.371	0.0422	0.3288	Egypt
1920s	0.371	0.0443	0.3267	Egypt
1930s	0.371	0.04	0.331	Egypt
1940s	0.371	0.0432	0.3278	Egypt
1950s	0.4843	0.0525	0.4318	Egypt
1960s	0.516	0.0713	0.4447	Egypt
1970s	0.516	0.0747	0.4413	Egypt
1980s	0.532	0.08	0.452	Egypt
1990s	0.532	0.4383	0.0937	Egypt
2000s	0.5147	0.4979	0.0168	Egypt
2010s	0.4865	0.559	0.0725	Ethiopia
2020s	0.5267	0.5397	0.013	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Egypt or Ethiopia?: Egypt, at 0.475 against 0.455 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Egypt and Ethiopia?: 0.02, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Egypt ranks 132nd and Ethiopia ranks 135th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.