Myanmar vs Somalia: Democracy
Myanmar
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Myanmar rank
175th
Somalia rank
175th
Democracy over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Somalia ahead.
Myanmar ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 8 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 4.8 | 0.8 | 4 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 0 | 4.5 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Myanmar or Somalia?
- Myanmar, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 0, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
- Myanmar ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).