Political Rights Score in Somalia
Somalia: Political Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Somalia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Somalia stood at 2.
The figure is up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, political rights score 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 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 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 political rights score in Somalia?
- Political rights score in Somalia was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for political rights score?
- Somalia ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.