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Democracy in Somalia

Somalia: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 172 countries
All-time high
2
in 1950
All-time low
0
in 1964
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Democracy in Somalia, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for democracy in Somalia is 1, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Somalia peaked at 2 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1964.

Somalia ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 2 2 2 10
1960s 0.5 0 2 10
1970s 0.9 0 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

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  4. 87 Azerbaijan 1 compare
  5. 87 Bahrain 1 compare
  6. 87 Bangladesh 1 compare
  7. 87 Burundi 1 compare
  8. 87 Cameroon 1 compare
  9. 87 Chad 1 compare
  10. 87 China 1 compare
  11. 87 Comoros 1 compare
  12. 87 Congo 1 compare
  13. 87 Cuba 1 compare
  14. 87 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  15. 87 Egypt 1 compare
  16. 87 Equatorial Guinea 1 compare
  17. 87 Eritrea 1 compare
  18. 87 Eswatini 1 compare
  19. 87 Ethiopia 1 compare
  20. 87 Gabon 1 compare
  21. 87 Iran 1 compare
  22. 87 Iraq 1 compare
  23. 87 Jordan 1 compare
  24. 87 Kazakhstan 1 compare
  25. 87 Laos 1 compare
  26. 87 Lebanon 1 compare
  27. 87 Malaysia 1 compare
  28. 87 Mongolia 1 compare
  29. 87 Morocco 1 compare
  30. 87 Nigeria 1 compare
  31. 87 North Korea 1 compare
  32. 87 Oman 1 compare
  33. 87 Palestine 1 compare
  34. 87 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  35. 87 Qatar 1 compare
  36. 87 Russia 1 compare
  37. 87 Rwanda 1 compare
  38. 87 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  39. 87 Sierra Leone 1 compare
  40. 87 Singapore 1 compare
  41. 87 South Sudan 1 compare
  42. 87 Sudan 1 compare
  43. 87 Syria 1 compare
  44. 87 Tajikistan 1 compare
  45. 87 Tanzania 1 compare
  46. 87 Turkey 1 compare
  47. 87 Turkmenistan 1 compare
  48. 87 Uganda 1 compare
  49. 87 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  50. 87 Uzbekistan 1 compare
  51. 87 Venezuela 1 compare
  52. 87 Vietnam 1 compare
  53. 87 Yemen 1 compare
  54. 87 Zimbabwe 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Somalia?
Democracy in Somalia was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1950.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1964.
How does Somalia rank for democracy?
Somalia ranks 87th out of 172 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 falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).