Voice and Accountability in Somalia
Somalia: Voice and Accountability was 0.1379 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Somalia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability in Somalia is 0.1379 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Somalia peaked at 0.2833 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1379 standard error, in 2011.
That places Somalia 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2702 standard error | 0.2571 standard error | 0.2833 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1784 standard error | 0.1418 standard error | 0.2452 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.138 standard error | 0.1379 standard error | 0.1381 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 voice and accountability in Somalia?
- Voice and accountability in Somalia was 0.1379 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2833 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1379 standard error in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for voice and accountability?
- Somalia ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.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.