Niger vs Somalia: Democracy
Niger
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Niger rank
142nd
Somalia rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 0 | 3.6 | Niger |
| 2000s | 5.2 | 0 | 5.2 | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.3 | 0 | 5.3 | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Niger and Somalia?
- 0, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
- Niger ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.