Key features of human rights in Somalia
Somalia: Key features of human rights was 0.454 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.454
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
130th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.511
in 1961
All-time low
0.062
in 1987
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of human rights in Somalia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Somalia stood at 0.454.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Somalia peaked at 0.511 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1987.
Somalia ranks 130th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.361 | 0.361 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2565 | 0.235 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2572 | 0.235 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3213 | 0.301 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3574 | 0.346 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4752 | 0.367 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0657 | 0.063 | 0.067 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0634 | 0.062 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1924 | 0.064 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2134 | 0.2 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.319 | 0.269 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3763 | 0.294 | 0.454 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 key features of human rights in Somalia?
- Key features of human rights in Somalia was 0.454 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.511 in 1961.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1987.
- How does Somalia rank for key features of human rights?
- Somalia ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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