Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Liberal political institutions index
Somalia
0.41
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.37
in 2025
Somalia rank
119th
Zimbabwe rank
121st
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.41 against 0.37 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.222 | 0.416 | 0.194 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.213 | 0.416 | 0.203 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.2025 | 0.4594 | 0.2569 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.2022 | 0.477 | 0.2748 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.2124 | 0.4824 | 0.27 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.3166 | 0.5048 | 0.1882 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.517 | 0.4204 | 0.0966 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0612 | 0.3545 | 0.2933 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.105 | 0.5532 | 0.4482 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.0565 | 0.5676 | 0.5111 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1736 | 0.4219 | 0.2483 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3477 | 0.538 | 0.1903 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3785 | 0.4355 | 0.057 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 0.41 against 0.37 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.04, with Somalia 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 liberal political institutions index?
- Somalia ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 121st 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.