Fiji vs Somalia: Democracy

Fiji
1
in 2018
Somalia
1
in 2018
Fiji rank
98th
Somalia rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Fiji
  • Somalia
00.511.52196019892018

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Somalia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 2 0 2 Fiji
1980s 1.7 0 1.7 Fiji
1990s 1.2 0.9 0.3 Fiji
2000s 1.3 1 0.3 Fiji
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Somalia?
Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Somalia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Somalia?
0, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Somalia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Fiji and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
Fiji ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).