Which has higher safety and rule of law, Somalia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 29.27 against 4.83 in Somalia as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Safety and Rule of Law

Somalia

4.83

in 2011

Zimbabwe

29.27

in 2011

Somalia rank

52nd

Zimbabwe rank

50th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Somalia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 29.27 against 4.83 in Somalia, a difference of 24.44.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 6.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 52 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.29	32.98	22.7	Zimbabwe
2010s	4.83	28.78	23.95	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Somalia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 29.27 against 4.83 in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 24.44, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Somalia ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Safety and Rule of Law
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.