Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Somalia
0.393
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.435
in 2025
Somalia rank
133rd
Zimbabwe rank
130th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.435 against 0.393 in Somalia, a difference of 0.042.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.301 | 0.126 | 0.175 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.264 | 0.126 | 0.138 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.2311 | 0.1437 | 0.0874 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.2314 | 0.149 | 0.0824 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.2714 | 0.1625 | 0.1089 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.254 | 0.2164 | 0.0376 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.3684 | 0.1468 | 0.2216 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0702 | 0.0925 | 0.0223 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.065 | 0.5864 | 0.5214 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.0555 | 0.6652 | 0.6097 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0521 | 0.4397 | 0.3876 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1598 | 0.5264 | 0.3666 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.2917 | 0.4627 | 0.171 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.435 against 0.393 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.042, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Somalia ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.