Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia

Somalia: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 11 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2017
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia, 1996–2024

4681012141996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 62003: 72004: 92005: 102006: 102007: 102008: 112009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 122013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 132018: 122019: 122020: 122021: 112022: 112023: 112024: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Somalia is 11, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Somalia peaked at 13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Somalia ranks 64th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 6 +20.0%
2003 7 +16.7%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 10 +11.1%
2006 10 +0.0%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 11 +10.0%
2009 12 +9.1%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 12 +0.0%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 13 +8.3%
2018 12 -7.7%
2019 12 +0.0%
2020 12 +0.0%
2021 11 -8.3%
2022 11 +0.0%
2023 11 +0.0%
2024 11 +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 8.89 5 12 9
2010s 12.1 12 13 10
2020s 11.2 11 12 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 64 Albania 11 compare
  2. 64 Australia 11 compare
  3. 64 Bolivia 11 compare
  4. 64 Costa Rica 11 compare
  5. 64 Dominican Republic 11 compare
  6. 64 Ecuador 11 compare
  7. 64 Egypt 11 compare
  8. 64 El Salvador 11 compare
  9. 64 Estonia 11 compare
  10. 64 France 11 compare
  11. 64 Gabon 11 compare
  12. 64 Germany 11 compare
  13. 64 Guatemala 11 compare
  14. 64 Guinea-Bissau 11 compare
  15. 64 India 11 compare
  16. 64 Italy 11 compare
  17. 64 Latvia 11 compare
  18. 64 Lithuania 11 compare
  19. 64 Malaysia 11 compare
  20. 64 Moldova 11 compare
  21. 64 Myanmar 11 compare
  22. 64 Nepal 11 compare
  23. 64 Pakistan 11 compare
  24. 64 Paraguay 11 compare
  25. 64 Philippines 11 compare
  26. 64 Portugal 11 compare
  27. 64 Russia 11 compare
  28. 64 Serbia 11 compare
  29. 64 Singapore 11 compare
  30. 64 Spain 11 compare
  31. 64 Sweden 11 compare
  32. 64 Turkey 11 compare
  33. 64 Ukraine 11 compare
  34. 64 United Kingdom 11 compare
  35. 64 United States 11 compare
  36. 64 Uzbekistan 11 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Somalia?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Somalia was 11 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2017.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Somalia rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Somalia ranks 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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