Free and Fair Elections Score in Somalia
Somalia: Free and Fair Elections Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Free and Fair Elections Score in Somalia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections score in Somalia is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Somalia peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Somalia 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 106 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 106 China 1 compare
- 106 Cuba 1 compare
- 106 Eritrea 1 compare
- 106 Guinea 1 compare
- 106 Haiti 1 compare
- 106 Kuwait 1 compare
- 106 Laos 1 compare
- 106 Libya 1 compare
- 106 Mali 1 compare
- 106 Myanmar 1 compare
- 106 Niger 1 compare
- 106 North Korea 1 compare
- 106 Qatar 1 compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 106 South Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Syria 1 compare
- 106 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 106 Yemen 1 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)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections score in Somalia?
- Free and fair elections score in Somalia was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for free and fair elections score?
- Somalia ranks 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.