Political rights score fh in Somalia
Somalia: Political rights score fh was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8
in 2002
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Somalia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Somalia stood at 2.
The figure is up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Somalia peaked at 8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Somalia 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights score fh in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.88 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 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)
- 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 political rights score fh in Somalia?
- Political rights score fh in Somalia was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for political rights score fh?
- Somalia ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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