Civil liberties rating fh in Somalia

Somalia: Civil liberties rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1976
All-time low
6
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating fh in Somalia, 1972–2025

02468197219982025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 7 for civil liberties rating fh in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating fh in Somalia peaked at 7 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1972.

That places Somalia 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating fh in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating fh in Somalia, 1972 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1972 6 —
1973 6 +0.0%
1974 6 +0.0%
1975 6 +0.0%
1976 7 +16.7%
1977 7 +0.0%
1978 7 +0.0%
1979 7 +0.0%
1980 7 +0.0%
1982 7 +0.0%
1983 7 +0.0%
1984 7 +0.0%
1985 7 +0.0%
1986 7 +0.0%
1987 7 +0.0%
1988 7 +0.0%
1989 7 +0.0%
1990 7 +0.0%
1991 7 +0.0%
1992 7 +0.0%
1993 7 +0.0%
1994 7 +0.0%
1995 7 +0.0%
1996 7 +0.0%
1997 7 +0.0%
1998 7 +0.0%
1999 7 +0.0%
2000 7 +0.0%
2001 7 +0.0%
2002 7 +0.0%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 7 +0.0%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 7 +0.0%
2009 7 +0.0%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 7 +0.0%
2019 7 +0.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.5 6 7 8
1980s 7 7 7 9
1990s 7 7 7 10
2000s 7 7 7 10
2010s 7 7 7 10
2020s 7 7 7 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
  2. 1 Azerbaijan 7 compare
  3. 1 Belarus 7 compare
  4. 1 Central African Republic 7 compare
  5. 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
  6. 1 Eritrea 7 compare
  7. 1 Iran 7 compare
  8. 1 Myanmar 7 compare
  9. 1 North Korea 7 compare
  10. 1 South Sudan 7 compare
  11. 1 Sudan 7 compare
  12. 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
  13. 1 Turkmenistan 7 compare
  14. 1 Western Sahara 7 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating fh in Somalia?
Civil liberties rating fh in Somalia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil liberties rating fh recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating fh recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
How does Somalia rank for civil liberties rating fh?
Somalia ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating fh rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil liberties rating fh
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
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