What is safety and rule of law in Somalia?

Safety and rule of law in Somalia was 4.83 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 13.57 in 2000.

What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2008.

How does Somalia rank for safety and rule of law?

Somalia ranks 52nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.

Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Safety and Rule of Law in Somalia

Name: Safety and Rule of Law in Somalia
Creator: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Somalia: Safety and Rule of Law was 4.83 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

4.83

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 52 countries

All-time high

13.57

in 2000

All-time low

4.14

in 2008

Years of data

2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Somalia, 2000–2011

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 4.83 for safety and rule of law in 2011.

That represents a change of down 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Somalia peaked at 13.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2008.

That places Somalia 52nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	10.29	4.14	13.57	10
2010s	4.83	4.83	4.83	2

Countries ranked near Somalia

49 Central African Republic 29.51 compare
50 Zimbabwe 29.27 compare
51 Libya 28.55 compare

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More reference data data for Somalia

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 11,378 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Somalia?: Safety and rule of law in Somalia was 4.83 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 13.57 in 2000.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2008.
How does Somalia rank for safety and rule of law?: Somalia ranks 52nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Safety and Rule of Law
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.