Legislative Checks on Government Index in Somalia
Somalia: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.609 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.609
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.807
in 1960
All-time low
0.089
in 1991
Years of data
52
1956–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Somalia, 1956–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative checks on government index in Somalia is 0.609, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Somalia peaked at 0.807 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.089, in 1991.
Somalia ranks 88th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.635 | — |
| 1957 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.807 | +27.1% |
| 1961 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.132 | -83.6% |
| 1979 | 0.224 | +69.7% |
| 1980 | 0.119 | -46.9% |
| 1981 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.089 | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.685 | +669.7% |
| 2002 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.64 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.637 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.668 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.652 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.675 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.711 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.609 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.659 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.662 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.641 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.578 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.625 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.631 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.64 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.662 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.728 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.609 | -16.3% |
| 2025 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.609 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.27, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.609 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.352, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.635 | 4 |
| 1960s | 0.7395 | 0.132 | 0.807 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.224 | 0.224 | 0.224 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.119 | 0.119 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 | 0.089 | 0.119 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6654 | 0.637 | 0.685 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6421 | 0.578 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6465 | 0.609 | 0.728 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Somalia?
- Legislative checks on government index in Somalia was 0.609 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.807 in 1960.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Somalia ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.