Legislative constraints on the executive index in Somalia

Somalia: Legislative constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive index in Somalia, 1956–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for legislative constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive index in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Legislative constraints on the executive index in Somalia, 1956 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Malta 0.614 compare
  2. 87 United States 0.61 compare
  3. 89 Iraq 0.599 compare
  4. 89 Sri Lanka 0.599 compare
  5. 91 Greece 0.594 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative constraints on the executive index in Somalia?
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Somalia was 0.609 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.807 in 1960.
What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 1991.
How does Somalia rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Somalia ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative constraints on the executive 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative constraints on the executive index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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