Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia

Somalia: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
35th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2017
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Somalia, 1996–2025

4681012141996201020251996: 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: 112025: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Somalia is 12, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and unchanged 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 35th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 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 2025.
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%
2025 12 +9.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 12 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 89% 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 11.33 11 12 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 35 Angola 12 compare
  2. 35 Bangladesh 12 compare
  3. 35 Bulgaria 12 compare
  4. 35 Chile 12 compare
  5. 35 Colombia 12 compare
  6. 35 Croatia 12 compare
  7. 35 Czechia 12 compare
  8. 35 Egypt 12 compare
  9. 35 Eswatini 12 compare
  10. 35 Honduras 12 compare
  11. 35 Hungary 12 compare
  12. 35 Indonesia 12 compare
  13. 35 Jordan 12 compare
  14. 35 South Korea 12 compare
  15. 35 Lesotho 12 compare
  16. 35 Malaysia 12 compare
  17. 35 Mongolia 12 compare
  18. 35 Morocco 12 compare
  19. 35 Peru 12 compare
  20. 35 Philippines 12 compare
  21. 35 Poland 12 compare
  22. 35 Romania 12 compare
  23. 35 Rwanda 12 compare
  24. 35 Slovakia 12 compare
  25. 35 Slovenia 12 compare
  26. 35 Sri Lanka 12 compare
  27. 35 Thailand 12 compare
  28. 35 Venezuela 12 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 12 in 2025, 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 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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