Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Somalia or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 0.105 against 0.099 in Somalia as of 1948.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Somalia and Palestine, State of?

0.006, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine, State of?

31 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1948.

Where does this data come from?

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

Somalia vs Palestine, State of: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Somalia

0.099

in 2025

Palestine, State of

0.105

in 1948

Somalia rank

159th

Palestine, State of rank

157th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Somalia
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.105 against 0.099 in Somalia, a difference of 0.006.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 159th and Palestine, State of ranks 157th of 175 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.016	0.1	0.084	Palestine, State of
1920s	0.016	0.1133	0.0973	Palestine, State of
1930s	0.019	0.118	0.099	Palestine, State of
1940s	0.0286	0.1151	0.0866	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Somalia or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 0.105 against 0.099 in Somalia as of 1948.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Somalia and Palestine, State of?: 0.006, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine, State of?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1948.
How do Somalia and Palestine, State of rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Somalia ranks 159th and Palestine, State of ranks 157th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 28 August 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.