Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Afghanistan or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.092 against 0.072 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Somalia: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Afghanistan

0.072

in 2025

Somalia

0.092

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

173rd

Somalia rank

170th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Afghanistan
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.092 against 0.072 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 170th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.181	0.038	0.143	Afghanistan
1910s	0.181	0.038	0.143	Afghanistan
1920s	0.2138	0.038	0.1758	Afghanistan
1930s	0.199	0.038	0.161	Afghanistan
1940s	0.203	0.0448	0.1582	Afghanistan
1950s	0.221	0.0663	0.1547	Afghanistan
1960s	0.24	0.3254	0.0854	Somalia
1970s	0.2501	0.314	0.0639	Somalia
1980s	0.201	0.308	0.107	Somalia
1990s	0.0659	0.0778	0.0119	Somalia
2000s	0.25	0.0376	0.2124	Afghanistan
2010s	0.3042	0.0412	0.263	Afghanistan
2020s	0.117	0.0972	0.0198	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Afghanistan or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.092 against 0.072 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Afghanistan and Somalia?: 0.02, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.