Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Freedom of association index
Somalia
0.445
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.424
in 2025
Somalia rank
126th
Zimbabwe rank
128th
Freedom of association index over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.445 against 0.424 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.021.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.051 | 0.3648 | 0.3138 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.051 | 0.3702 | 0.3192 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.4676 | 0.4166 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.051 | 0.5142 | 0.4632 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.0985 | 0.514 | 0.4155 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.2727 | 0.4662 | 0.1935 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.4873 | 0.3303 | 0.157 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0531 | 0.2944 | 0.2413 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0582 | 0.6262 | 0.568 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3349 | 0.621 | 0.2861 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4153 | 0.5873 | 0.172 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4927 | 0.5959 | 0.1032 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4557 | 0.488 | 0.0323 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 0.445 against 0.424 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.021, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Somalia ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 128th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of association index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.