Angola vs Somalia: Participatory Democracy Index
Angola
0.103
in 2025
Somalia
0.095
in 2025
Angola rank
143rd
Somalia rank
146th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Angola
- Somalia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.103 against 0.095 in Somalia, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Angola ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.008 | 0.025 | 0.017 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.01 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.01 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.01 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0.021 | 0.013 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.009 | 0.0852 | 0.0762 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.009 | 0.1313 | 0.1223 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0125 | 0.0441 | 0.0316 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.017 | 0.0472 | 0.0302 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0541 | 0.064 | 0.0099 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0548 | 0.0787 | 0.0239 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0753 | 0.087 | 0.0117 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0962 | 0.0908 | 0.0053 | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Angola or Somalia?
- Angola, at 0.103 against 0.095 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Angola and Somalia?
- 0.008, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Angola ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 146th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.