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Civil Rights Score in Somalia

Somalia: Civil Rights Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Civil Rights Score in Somalia, 2005–2025

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Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 1 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil rights score in Somalia peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.

Somalia ranks 117th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 3
2010s 1 1 1 5
2020s 1 1 1 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 117 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 117 China 1 compare
  3. 117 Eritrea 1 compare
  4. 117 Haiti 1 compare
  5. 117 Iran 1 compare
  6. 117 Libya 1 compare
  7. 117 Myanmar 1 compare
  8. 117 North Korea 1 compare
  9. 117 Sudan 1 compare
  10. 117 Turkmenistan 1 compare
  11. 117 Yemen 1 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil rights score in Somalia?
Civil rights score in Somalia was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
How does Somalia rank for civil rights score?
Somalia ranks 117th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil rights score rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Civil Rights Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.