Madagascar vs Somalia: Liberal political institutions index

Madagascar
0.387
in 2025
Somalia
0.41
in 2025
Madagascar rank
120th
Somalia rank
119th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.41 against 0.387 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2215 0.222 0.0005 Somalia
1910s 0.224 0.213 0.011 Madagascar
1920s 0.2186 0.2025 0.0161 Madagascar
1930s 0.218 0.2022 0.0158 Madagascar
1940s 0.2366 0.2124 0.0242 Madagascar
1950s 0.2874 0.3166 0.0292 Somalia
1960s 0.3326 0.517 0.1844 Somalia
1970s 0.2652 0.0612 0.204 Madagascar
1980s 0.252 0.105 0.147 Madagascar
1990s 0.4586 0.0565 0.4021 Madagascar
2000s 0.43 0.1736 0.2564 Madagascar
2010s 0.3646 0.3477 0.0169 Madagascar
2020s 0.3903 0.3785 0.0118 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.41 against 0.387 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Madagascar and Somalia?
0.023, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Madagascar ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed