Somalia vs Sudan: Democracy

Somalia
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
175th
Sudan rank
175th

Democracy over time

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sudan Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 Sudan
1950s 0.8 2.2 1.4 Sudan
1960s 5.4 2.5 2.9 Somalia
1970s 0.1 0.9 0.8 Sudan
1980s 1 2.3 1.3 Sudan
1990s 0.1 0.4 0.3 Sudan
2000s 0 2 2 Sudan
2010s 0 2.7 2.7 Sudan
2020s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Somalia or Sudan?
Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Somalia and Sudan?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for democracy?
Somalia ranks 175th and Sudan 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).