Afghanistan vs Somalia: Democracy
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
142nd
Somalia rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.5556 | 0 | 0.5556 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 0.1667 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
- Afghanistan 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.