Media Corruption Score in Somalia
Somalia: Media Corruption Score was -1.05 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-1.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.304
in 2022
All-time low
-2.86
in 1970
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Media Corruption Score in Somalia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, media corruption score in Somalia stood at -1.05.
The figure is down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, media corruption score in Somalia peaked at -0.304 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.86, in 1970.
That places Somalia 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Media Corruption Score in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1.62 | — |
| 1901 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1.12 | -30.7% |
| 1942 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.635 | -43.6% |
| 1961 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.635 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -1.26 | +98.7% |
| 1970 | -2.86 | +126.6% |
| 1971 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -2.38 | -16.8% |
| 1991 | -1.8 | -24.2% |
| 1992 | -0.961 | -46.7% |
| 1993 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.961 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.73 | -24.0% |
| 2014 | -0.73 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.73 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.496 | -32.1% |
| 2017 | -0.802 | +61.7% |
| 2018 | -0.529 | -34.0% |
| 2019 | -0.598 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | -0.777 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | -0.447 | -42.5% |
| 2022 | -0.304 | -32.0% |
| 2023 | -1.05 | +244.4% |
| 2024 | -1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.05 | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.05 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.059, 17.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2435. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.17 | -1.62 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6977 | -1.26 | -0.635 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.86 | -2.86 | -2.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.86 | -2.86 | -2.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.19 | -2.38 | -0.961 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.961 | -0.961 | -0.961 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7498 | -0.961 | -0.496 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7782 | -1.05 | -0.304 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 media corruption score in Somalia?
- Media corruption score in Somalia was -1.05 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest media corruption score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.304 in 2022.
- What is the lowest media corruption score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.86 in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for media corruption score?
- Somalia ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is media corruption score rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Media Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.