Liberal democracy index during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the liberal democracy index changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPRDF Meles Zenawi | 28 May 1991 – 20 Aug 2012 from 1991 | +3.0 points 1991 → 2012 | +0.1 points/yr | |
| 2 | PP Abiy Ahmed | 2 Apr 2018 – now | +0.2 points 2017 → 2025 | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 3 | EPRDF Hailemariam Desalegn | 20 Aug 2012 – 2 Apr 2018 | −0.8 points 2012 → 2017 | −0.2 points/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, V-Dem's 0 to 1 index times 100 · V-Dem Institute, V-Dem dataset v16 (v2x_libdem): the liberal democracy index, electoral democracy plus the checks on the executive and the rights of the person, as V-Dem's country experts rate them, with V-Dem's confidence interval; the 0 to 1 index times 100 · Ethiopia data · as of Oct 2026.