Libya vs Somalia: Participatory Democracy Index
Libya
0.087
in 2025
Somalia
0.095
in 2025
Libya rank
149th
Somalia rank
146th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Libya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.095 against 0.087 in Libya, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 149th and Somalia ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.049 | 0.018 | 0.031 | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.0175 | 0.0315 | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.0579 | 0.0874 | 0.0296 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.0668 | 0.1313 | 0.0645 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0448 | 0.0441 | 0.0007 | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.044 | 0.0472 | 0.0032 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.044 | 0.064 | 0.02 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0439 | 0.0787 | 0.0348 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.1707 | 0.087 | 0.0837 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1333 | 0.0908 | 0.0425 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Libya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.095 against 0.087 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Libya and Somalia?
- 0.008, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Libya ranks 149th 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.
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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.