Somalia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Elite Consultations Score

Somalia
1.02
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Somalia rank
72nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
74th

Elite Consultations Score over time

  • Somalia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.02 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Somalia ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 176 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s -2.12 -0.368 1.75 Trinidad and Tobago
1910s -2.12 -0.368 1.75 Trinidad and Tobago
1920s -2.12 -0.2936 1.82 Trinidad and Tobago
1930s -2.12 -0.182 1.94 Trinidad and Tobago
1940s -1.57 -0.182 1.39 Trinidad and Tobago
1950s -0.7165 -0.12 0.5965 Trinidad and Tobago
1960s -0.2196 0.117 0.3366 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s -1.82 0.46 2.28 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s -1.82 0.792 2.61 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s -0.9676 0.792 1.76 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s -0.1848 1.09 1.28 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.8959 1.34 0.4423 Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 1.15 1.66 0.5147 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elite consultations score, Somalia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Somalia, at 1.02 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in elite consultations score between Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.02, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for elite consultations score?
Somalia ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elite Consultations Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.