Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Kazakhstan or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.189 against 0.185 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Somalia: Deliberative Democracy Index

Kazakhstan

0.185

in 2025

Somalia

0.189

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

121st

Somalia rank

120th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Kazakhstan
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.189 against 0.185 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 120th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.034	0.005	0.029	Kazakhstan
1910s	0.0634	0.005	0.0584	Kazakhstan
1920s	0.0694	0.005	0.0644	Kazakhstan
1930s	0.0319	0.005	0.0269	Kazakhstan
1940s	0.0237	0.0142	0.0095	Kazakhstan
1950s	0.0649	0.0501	0.0148	Kazakhstan
1960s	0.0866	0.1323	0.0457	Somalia
1970s	0.0756	0.02	0.0556	Kazakhstan
1980s	0.1224	0.0223	0.1001	Kazakhstan
1990s	0.146	0.0609	0.0851	Kazakhstan
2000s	0.1049	0.0919	0.013	Kazakhstan
2010s	0.1146	0.1528	0.0382	Somalia
2020s	0.1767	0.1872	0.0105	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Kazakhstan or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.189 against 0.185 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Kazakhstan and Somalia?: 0.004, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Somalia rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Kazakhstan ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 120th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.