State Capacity Index in Somalia
Somalia: State Capacity Index was -2.1 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Somalia, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Somalia stood at -2.1.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Somalia peaked at -0.5131 in 1981 and was at its lowest, -2.31, in 2006.
Somalia ranks 166th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.24 | — |
| 1961 | -1.08 | -12.8% |
| 1962 | -1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | -0.9053 | -16.5% |
| 1964 | -0.8773 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | -0.8851 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | -0.8507 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | -0.8447 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | -0.8494 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | -0.828 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | -0.8606 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | -0.8558 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | -1.01 | +18.6% |
| 1973 | -1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | -0.9363 | -7.6% |
| 1975 | -0.9555 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | -0.9279 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9592 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8834 | -7.9% |
| 1979 | -0.5371 | -39.2% |
| 1980 | -0.528 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | -0.5131 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | -0.5682 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6108 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6598 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5389 | -18.3% |
| 1986 | -0.5768 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | -0.6082 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | -0.5836 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | -0.7291 | +24.9% |
| 1990 | -0.8812 | +20.9% |
| 1991 | -1.53 | +73.6% |
| 1992 | -2.05 | +34.1% |
| 1993 | -2.23 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | -1.98 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | -1.69 | -14.6% |
| 1996 | -1.62 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | -1.62 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -1.63 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -1.71 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | -1.7 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | -1.74 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | -1.8 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | -1.8 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -2.06 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | -2.12 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | -2.31 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | -2.22 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | -2.27 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | -2.22 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -2.25 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -2.31 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | -2.14 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | -2.07 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | -2.09 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | -2.1 | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -2.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -2.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 22.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -73.6% | -0.8812 | -1.53 |
| 1979 | +39.2% | -0.8834 | -0.5371 |
| 1992 | -34.1% | -1.53 | -2.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9447 | -1.24 | -0.828 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8944 | -1.01 | -0.5371 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5917 | -0.7291 | -0.5131 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.69 | -2.23 | -0.8812 | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.03 | -2.31 | -1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.16 | -2.31 | -2.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 163 South Sudan -1.37 compare
- 164 Yemen -1.44 compare
- 165 Central African Republic -1.54 compare
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 state capacity index in Somalia?
- State capacity index in Somalia was -2.1 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5131 in 1981.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.31 in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for state capacity index?
- Somalia ranks 166th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.