Chief executive of the government is elected in Somalia
Somalia: Chief executive of the government is elected was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Chief executive of the government is elected in Somalia, 1890–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0 for chief executive of the government is elected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 136 years on record.
Over the whole period, chief executive of the government is elected in Somalia peaked at 1 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1890.
Somalia ranks 165th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 165 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 165 Bahrain 0 compare
- 165 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 165 Brunei 0 compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 165 China 0 compare
- 165 Eritrea 0 compare
- 165 Eswatini 0 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 165 Haiti 0 compare
- 165 Iran 0 compare
- 165 Jordan 0 compare
- 165 Kuwait 0 compare
- 165 Libya 0 compare
- 165 Madagascar 0 compare
- 165 Mali 0 compare
- 165 Monaco 0 compare
- 165 Morocco 0 compare
- 165 Myanmar 0 compare
- 165 Niger 0 compare
- 165 North Korea 0 compare
- 165 Oman 0 compare
- 165 Palestine 0 compare
- 165 Qatar 0 compare
- 165 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 165 South Sudan 0 compare
- 165 Sudan 0 compare
- 165 Syria 0 compare
- 165 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 165 Vatican 0 compare
- 165 Yemen 0 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chief executive of the government is elected in Somalia?
- Chief executive of the government is elected in Somalia was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- What is the lowest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1890.
- How does Somalia rank for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Somalia ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.