Rule of Law in Somalia
Somalia: Rule of Law was 0.1827 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Somalia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.1827 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Somalia peaked at 0.3536 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1827 standard error, in 2011.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3349 standard error | 0.3163 standard error | 0.3536 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2607 standard error | 0.1901 standard error | 0.3062 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1871 standard error | 0.1827 standard error | 0.1915 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Comoros 0.1905 standard error compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0.1855 standard error compare
- 4 Seychelles 0.1538 standard error compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1529 standard error compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0.152 standard error compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Somalia?
- Rule of law in Somalia was 0.1827 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3536 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1827 standard error in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for rule of law?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.