Somalia vs Sudan: Electoral democracy

Somalia
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
142nd
Sudan rank
142nd

Electoral democracy over time

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.4 0.4 0
1960s 0.9 0.2 0.7 Somalia
1970s 0 0.8889 0.8889 Sudan
1980s 0.25 0.75 0.5 Sudan
1990s 0 0.4 0.4 Sudan
2000s 0 1 1 Sudan
2010s 0 1 1 Sudan
2020s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Somalia or Sudan?
Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Somalia and Sudan?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for electoral democracy?
Somalia ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.