Democracy in Somalia
Somalia: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Somalia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Somalia peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Somalia 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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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)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Somalia?
- Democracy in Somalia was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for democracy?
- Somalia ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).