What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Central African Republic and Somalia?

0.005, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Central African Republic

0.097

in 2025

Somalia

0.092

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

168th

Somalia rank

170th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.097 against 0.092 in Somalia, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 168th and Somalia ranks 170th of 175 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.074	0.038	0.036	Central African Republic
1930s	0.074	0.038	0.036	Central African Republic
1940s	0.0744	0.0448	0.0296	Central African Republic
1950s	0.119	0.0663	0.0527	Central African Republic
1960s	0.4237	0.3254	0.0983	Central African Republic
1970s	0.4865	0.314	0.1725	Central African Republic
1980s	0.631	0.308	0.323	Central African Republic
1990s	0.4937	0.0778	0.4159	Central African Republic
2000s	0.323	0.0376	0.2854	Central African Republic
2010s	0.2092	0.0412	0.168	Central African Republic
2020s	0.1063	0.0972	0.0092	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 0.097 against 0.092 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.005, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Central African Republic ranks 168th 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.