Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Somalia
Somalia: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Governance estimate in Somalia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Somalia peaked at -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -3.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2007.
Somalia ranks 205th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -2.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -2.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | -2.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | -2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | -2.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | -2.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | -2.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | -2.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -3.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | -3.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | -2.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | -2.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | -3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | -2.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -2.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -2.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | -2.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | -2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | -2.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -2.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | -2.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | -2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.5276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -2.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 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 political stability - governance estimate in Somalia?
- Political stability - governance estimate in Somalia was -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for political stability - governance estimate?
- Somalia ranks 205th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.