Age of democracy in Somalia
Somalia: Age of democracy was 9 years in 1968. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1968)
9 years
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
9 years
in 1968
All-time low
1 years
in 1960
Years of data
9
1960–1968
Age of democracy in Somalia, 1960–1968
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9 years for age of democracy 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 in Somalia peaked at 9 years in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1960.
Somalia ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age of democracy in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 years | — |
| 1961 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1962 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 9 years | +12.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.5 years, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 years, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 90 Sierra Leone 12 years compare
- 91 Zambia 11 years
- 92 Burundi 10 years
- 93 Pakistan 9 years
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 8 years
- 96 Mali 7 years
- 96 Russia 7 years
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0454 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy in Somalia?
- Age of democracy in Somalia was 9 years in 1968, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 1968.
- What is the lowest age of democracy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for age of democracy?
- Somalia ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 1968.
- Is age of democracy 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 Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in a democracy.