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Political centralization index in Somalia

Somalia: Political centralization index was 0.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.947
in 1992
All-time low
0.377
in 1960
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political centralization index in Somalia, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Somalia stood at 0.74.

That represents a change of up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Somalia peaked at 0.947 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.377, in 1960.

That places Somalia 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Somalia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.79 —
1901 0.79 +0.0%
1902 0.79 +0.0%
1903 0.79 +0.0%
1904 0.79 +0.0%
1905 0.79 +0.0%
1906 0.79 +0.0%
1907 0.79 +0.0%
1908 0.79 +0.0%
1909 0.79 +0.0%
1910 0.79 +0.0%
1911 0.79 +0.0%
1912 0.79 +0.0%
1913 0.79 +0.0%
1914 0.79 +0.0%
1915 0.79 +0.0%
1916 0.79 +0.0%
1917 0.79 +0.0%
1918 0.79 +0.0%
1919 0.79 +0.0%
1920 0.79 +0.0%
1921 0.79 +0.0%
1922 0.79 +0.0%
1923 0.79 +0.0%
1924 0.79 +0.0%
1925 0.79 +0.0%
1926 0.79 +0.0%
1927 0.79 +0.0%
1928 0.79 +0.0%
1929 0.79 +0.0%
1930 0.79 +0.0%
1931 0.79 +0.0%
1932 0.79 +0.0%
1933 0.79 +0.0%
1934 0.79 +0.0%
1935 0.79 +0.0%
1936 0.79 +0.0%
1937 0.79 +0.0%
1938 0.79 +0.0%
1939 0.79 +0.0%
1940 0.79 +0.0%
1941 0.763 -3.4%
1942 0.763 +0.0%
1943 0.763 +0.0%
1944 0.763 +0.0%
1945 0.763 +0.0%
1946 0.763 +0.0%
1947 0.763 +0.0%
1948 0.763 +0.0%
1949 0.763 +0.0%
1950 0.758 -0.7%
1951 0.716 -5.5%
1952 0.716 +0.0%
1953 0.716 +0.0%
1954 0.705 -1.5%
1955 0.705 +0.0%
1956 0.505 -28.4%
1957 0.505 +0.0%
1958 0.505 +0.0%
1959 0.484 -4.2%
1960 0.377 -22.1%
1961 0.453 +20.2%
1962 0.453 +0.0%
1963 0.453 +0.0%
1964 0.453 +0.0%
1965 0.453 +0.0%
1966 0.453 +0.0%
1967 0.453 +0.0%
1968 0.453 +0.0%
1969 0.613 +35.3%
1970 0.937 +52.9%
1971 0.937 +0.0%
1972 0.937 +0.0%
1973 0.937 +0.0%
1974 0.937 +0.0%
1975 0.937 +0.0%
1976 0.937 +0.0%
1977 0.937 +0.0%
1978 0.937 +0.0%
1979 0.93 -0.7%
1980 0.898 -3.4%
1981 0.898 +0.0%
1982 0.898 +0.0%
1983 0.898 +0.0%
1984 0.898 +0.0%
1985 0.898 +0.0%
1986 0.898 +0.0%
1987 0.898 +0.0%
1988 0.898 +0.0%
1989 0.898 +0.0%
1990 0.898 +0.0%
1991 0.888 -1.1%
1992 0.947 +6.6%
1993 0.947 +0.0%
1994 0.947 +0.0%
1995 0.947 +0.0%
1996 0.947 +0.0%
1997 0.947 +0.0%
1998 0.947 +0.0%
1999 0.947 +0.0%
2000 0.915 -3.4%
2001 0.913 -0.2%
2002 0.913 +0.0%
2003 0.913 +0.0%
2004 0.898 -1.6%
2005 0.824 -8.2%
2006 0.826 +0.2%
2007 0.824 -0.2%
2008 0.825 +0.1%
2009 0.825 +0.0%
2010 0.825 +0.0%
2011 0.807 -2.2%
2012 0.788 -2.4%
2013 0.585 -25.8%
2014 0.585 +0.0%
2015 0.579 -1.0%
2016 0.746 +28.8%
2017 0.636 -14.7%
2018 0.699 +9.9%
2019 0.736 +5.3%
2020 0.736 +0.0%
2021 0.744 +1.1%
2022 0.74 -0.5%
2023 0.713 -3.6%
2024 0.74 +3.8%
2025 0.74 +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.74 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.79 0.79 0.79 10
1910s 0.79 0.79 0.79 10
1920s 0.79 0.79 0.79 10
1930s 0.79 0.79 0.79 10
1940s 0.7657 0.763 0.79 10
1950s 0.6315 0.484 0.758 10
1960s 0.4614 0.377 0.613 10
1970s 0.9363 0.93 0.937 10
1980s 0.898 0.898 0.898 10
1990s 0.9362 0.888 0.947 10
2000s 0.8676 0.824 0.915 10
2010s 0.6986 0.579 0.825 10
2020s 0.7355 0.713 0.744 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 45 Angola 0.754 compare
  2. 46 Djibouti 0.748 compare
  3. 47 Burkina Faso 0.742 compare
  4. 49 Guinea 0.739 compare
  5. 50 Madagascar 0.733 compare
  6. 51 Gabon 0.721 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Somalia?
Political centralization index in Somalia was 0.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.947 in 1992.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.377 in 1960.
How does Somalia rank for political centralization index?
Somalia ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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