Libya vs Somalia: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
Somalia
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Somalia rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • Somalia
00.511.52195119842018

How they compare

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

Across all 58 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1.8 1.8 Somalia
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0.9 0.9 Somalia
2000s 0 1 1 Somalia
2010s 0.875 1 0.125 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Libya or Somalia?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Somalia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Somalia?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
Libya ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 98th of 168 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.

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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).