Central African Republic vs Somalia: Political civil liberties index

Central African Republic
0.525
in 2025
Somalia
0.532
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
118th
Somalia rank
115th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.532 against 0.525 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Somalia Difference Ahead
1920s 0.119 0.179 0.06 Somalia
1930s 0.1326 0.179 0.0464 Somalia
1940s 0.1769 0.2231 0.0462 Somalia
1950s 0.3357 0.3528 0.0171 Somalia
1960s 0.2028 0.5175 0.3147 Somalia
1970s 0.1261 0.0574 0.0687 Central African Republic
1980s 0.3169 0.0561 0.2608 Central African Republic
1990s 0.5578 0.3431 0.2147 Central African Republic
2000s 0.6134 0.4091 0.2043 Central African Republic
2010s 0.6247 0.4836 0.1411 Central African Republic
2020s 0.5757 0.4918 0.0838 Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Central African Republic or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.532 against 0.525 in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Central African Republic and Somalia?
0.007, with Somalia 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 political civil liberties index?
Central African Republic ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed