Age of democracy polity in Somalia
Somalia: Age of democracy polity was 9 in 1968. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1968)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
9
in 1968
All-time low
1
in 1960
Years of data
9
1960–1968
Age of democracy polity in Somalia, 1960–1968
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9 for age of democracy polity in 1968. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of democracy polity in Somalia peaked at 9 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1960.
Somalia ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 90 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 91 Zambia 11
- 92 Burundi 10
- 93 Pakistan 9
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 8
- 96 Mali 7
- 96 Russia 7
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 892,037 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.454 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.128 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.165 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.445 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.619 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy polity in Somalia?
- Age of democracy polity in Somalia was 9 in 1968, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy polity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1968.
- What is the lowest age of democracy polity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for age of democracy polity?
- Somalia ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 1968.
- Is age of democracy polity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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