Somalia vs South Sudan: Elected political leaders index
Somalia
0.5
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5
in 2025
Somalia rank
143rd
South Sudan rank
143rd
Elected political leaders index over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.5 against 0.5 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 143rd and South Sudan ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.33 | 0.07 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.64 | 0.64 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.976 | 0.745 | 0.231 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.147 | 0.3032 | 0.1562 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.9844 | 0.9844 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.9235 | 0.5235 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5692 | 0.0692 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 0.5 against 0.5 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Somalia ranks 143rd and South Sudan ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.