https://www.humantruth.info/somalia.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Somalia | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 199th best |
Capital | Mogadishu |
Land Area | 627 340km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 15.0m2 |
Life Expectancy | 55.28yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $1 018 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | SO, SOM, 7065 |
Internet Domain | .so6 |
Currency | Shilling (SOS)7 |
Telephone | +2528 |
“Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule characterized by the persecution, jailing, and torture of political opponents and dissidents. After the regime's collapse early in 1991, Somalia descended into turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has been self-governing since 1998 but does not aim at independence; it has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims portions of eastern Sool and Sanaag. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in the south) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. In 2000, the Somalia National Peace Conference (SNPC) held in Djibouti resulted in the formation of an interim government, known as the Transitional National Government (TNG). When the TNG failed to establish adequate security or governing institutions, the Government of Kenya, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led a subsequent peace process that concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of a second interim government, known as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic. The TFG included a 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which had entered Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the face of advances by the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew from the country. The TFP was doubled in size to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS and 75 civil society members of parliament. The expanded parliament elected Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the former ICU and ARS chairman as president in January 2009. The creation of the TFG was based on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlined a five-year mandate leading to the establishment of a new Somali constitution and a transition to a representative government following national elections. In 2009, the TFP amended the TFC to extend TFG's mandate until 2011 and in 2011 Somali principals agreed to institute political transition by August 2012. The transition process ended in September 2012 when clan elders appointed 275 members to a new parliament replacing the TFP and the subsequent election, by parliament, of a new president.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“A nation troubled and torn asunder, ... Somalia... may be set to emerge from decades of torment and trauma that brought it to international attention - most notably as a country beset by famine and militias - but like Puntland (a neighbouring, semi-autonomous state that has been self-governing since 1998), the haunt of pirates and smugglers, Mogadishu and parts thereabouts remain firm no-go zones for all Westerners. Yet the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland has risen from the ashes by restoring law and order within its boundaries.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
186 | Liberia | $1 289 |
187 | Niger | $1 240 |
188 | Mozambique | $1 198 |
189 | Congo, DR | $1 076 |
190 | Somalia | $1 018 |
191 | Central African Rep. | $0 966 |
192 | S. Sudan | $0 768 |
193 | Burundi | $0 732 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
192 | Sudan | 134.4 |
193 | Equatorial Guinea | 135.7 |
194 | Angola | 136.4 |
195 | Vatican City | 142.5 |
196 | Eritrea | 146.0 |
197 | S. Sudan | 150.8 |
198 | Western Sahara | 151.9 |
199 | Somalia | 158.4 |
Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Somalia's population is predicted to rise to 16.36 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 6.20. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
69 | Cambodia | 16.2m |
70 | Senegal | 15.9m |
71 | Chad | 15.5m |
72 | Somalia | 15.0m |
73 | Zimbabwe | 14.4m |
74 | Guinea | 12.4m |
75 | Rwanda | 12.3m |
76 | Tunisia | 11.6m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
187 | Guinea | 58.9 |
188 | Ivory Coast | 58.6 |
189 | Swaziland | 57.1 |
190 | Somalia | 55.3 |
191 | S. Sudan | 55.0 |
192 | Central African Rep. | 53.9 |
193 | Lesotho | 53.1 |
194 | Nigeria | 52.7 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
201 | Nigeria | 5.14 |
202 | Angola | 5.21 |
203 | Mali | 5.87 |
204 | Central African Rep. | 5.92 |
205 | Congo, DR | 6.11 |
206 | Somalia | 6.20 |
207 | Chad | 6.22 |
208 | Niger | 6.75 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
11 | Zimbabwe | 05.0 |
12 | Nigeria | 05.1 |
13= | Qatar | 05.1 |
14 | Somalia | 05.4 |
15= | Togo | 05.4 |
16 | Ivory Coast | 05.6 |
17= | Malawi | 05.6 |
17= | Senegal | 05.6 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
179 | Haiti | 0.4% |
180 | Brazil | 0.4% |
181 | Eritrea | 0.3% |
182 | Somalia | 0.3% |
183 | Lesotho | 0.3% |
184 | Peru | 0.3% |
185 | Colombia | 0.3% |
186 | Morocco | 0.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
73 | Slovakia | 9.6% |
74 | Morocco | 9.3% |
75 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
76 | Somalia | 8.7% |
77 | Kuwait | 8.5% |
78 | Ecuador | 8.3% |
79 | Poland | 8.3% |
80 | Afghanistan | 8.1% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #somalia #somalia_human_rights #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
194 | Equatorial Guinea | 146.0 |
195 | Sudan | 150.2 |
196 | Eritrea | 153.3 |
197 | Afghanistan | 155.8 |
198 | N. Korea | 162.3 |
199 | Somalia | 165.8 |
Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #niger #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #somalia #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2025)27 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27 | |
1 | Tunisia | 69.2 |
2 | Mauritius | 69.2 |
3 | Seychelles | 84.8 |
... | ||
45 | Burkina Faso | 157.5 |
46 | Uganda | 159.0 |
47 | Chad | 163.2 |
48 | Somalia | 163.7 |
49 | Niger | 164.3 |
50 | Mali | 165.1 |
51 | Ivory Coast | 166.4 |
52 | Nigeria | 166.5 |
53 | Angola | 170.3 |
Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
q=54. |
Health (2025)27 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
203 | Burkina Faso | 157.5 |
204 | Uganda | 159.0 |
205 | Chad | 163.2 |
206 | Somalia | 163.7 |
207 | Niger | 164.3 |
208 | Mali | 165.1 |
209 | Ivory Coast | 166.4 |
210 | Nigeria | 166.5 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man28. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria28.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans28, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia28.
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Health:
Somalia is a pretty unhealthy country. Somalia performs the best in its alcohol consumption rate29. It does better than average in its smoking rate30. When it comes to most other metrics, Somalia does not do well. It falls into the worst 20 for its adolescent birth rate31, its average life expectancy11, its immunizations take-up32 (one of the lowest in Africa) and in its fertility rate14 (one of the highest in Africa). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Somalia in 1990 was 47.1yrs, much lower than the global average of 64.6, and it was the worst in the world in 1991. It improved by +10yrs in the 30 years from then, better than the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. It Somalia had the 2nd-highest average fertility rate in the world in the 2000s and 2010s (after Niger). Its peak fertility rate occurred during a spike to 7.66 in 1997.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
187 | Guinea | 58.9 |
188 | Ivory Coast | 58.6 |
189 | Swaziland | 57.1 |
190 | Somalia | 55.3 |
191 | S. Sudan | 55.0 |
192 | Central African Rep. | 53.9 |
193 | Lesotho | 53.1 |
194 | Nigeria | 52.7 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better29 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per Capita29 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
6 | Yemen | 0.1 |
7= | Afghanistan | 0.2 |
7= | Saudi Arabia | 0.2 |
9 | Syria | 0.3 |
10= | Pakistan | 0.3 |
11 | Kiribati | 0.4 |
12= | Iraq | 0.4 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
201 | Nigeria | 5.14 |
202 | Angola | 5.21 |
203 | Mali | 5.87 |
204 | Central African Rep. | 5.92 |
205 | Congo, DR | 6.11 |
206 | Somalia | 6.20 |
207 | Chad | 6.22 |
208 | Niger | 6.75 |
Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201430 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
25 | Eritrea | 114 |
26 | Haiti | 114 |
27 | Peru | 116 |
28 | Somalia | 117 |
29 | Ghana | 121 |
30 | Benin | 122 |
31 | Zimbabwe | 134 |
32 | Mauritania | 135 |
Africa Avg | 340 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %33 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
35= | Togo | 28.1 |
35= | Mali | 28.1 |
37 | Indonesia | 28.2 |
38= | Somalia | 28.4 |
38= | Senegal | 28.4 |
38= | Pakistan | 28.4 |
41 | Sudan | 28.9 |
42= | Nigeria | 28.9 |
Africa Avg | 33.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100031 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
180 | Cameroon | 108.6 |
181 | Burkina Faso | 108.7 |
182 | Guinea | 112.2 |
183 | Somalia | 116.1 |
184 | Zambia | 116.1 |
185 | Malawi | 117.2 |
186 | Madagascar | 118.1 |
187 | Liberia | 122.0 |
Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %32 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
187 | Syria | 62.4 |
188 | Ukraine | 55.2 |
189 | Chad | 52.5 |
190 | Nigeria | 50.0 |
191 | Central African Rep. | 49.4 |
192 | Somalia | 46.0 |
193 | S. Sudan | 45.7 |
194 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.8 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
Somalia was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19) and going in to the 2000s it was of only two countries that saw double-digit increases in this problematic area. Although things stabilized after that, in the 2010s it was still amongst only 27 countries that still had a rate of over 100.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #internationalism #over-exploitation #somalia #the_environment
Compared to Africa (2025)34 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
1 | Morocco | 46.5 |
2 | Burundi | 47.8 |
3 | Mali | 51.0 |
... | ||
45 | Sudan | 97.8 |
46 | Comoros | 99.1 |
47 | Mauritania | 101.2 |
48 | Seychelles | 103.4 |
49 | Angola | 109.5 |
50 | Libya | 121.4 |
51 | Zimbabwe | 121.5 |
52 | Somalia | 131.0 |
53 | Eritrea | 146.2 |
Africa Avg | 80.07 | |
q=53. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)34 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
188 | Tajikistan | 128.6 |
189 | Niue | 129.5 |
190 | Brunei | 130.2 |
191 | Somalia | 131.0 |
192 | N. Korea | 132.3 |
193 | Turkmenistan | 134.1 |
194 | Nauru | 134.4 |
195 | San Marino | 134.9 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Somalia is positioned 9th-worst in the world (one of the worst in Africa). This rank is calculated from 2 data sets. Somalia does worse than average when it comes to its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its forested percent change 2000-202035.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better35 | ||
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Pos. | Total35 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
218 | Myanmar (Burma) | -19.0% |
219 | Niger | -19.7% |
220 | Egypt | -20.6% |
221 | Somalia | -21.6% |
222 | Comoros | -22.3% |
223 | Northern Mariana Islands | -24.8% |
224 | Cambodia | -25.6% |
225 | Benin | -25.8% |
Africa Avg | -8.7% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2000 to 2020, Somalia destroyed almost a quarter of its forest cover, falling from 7515 to 5980 thousand hectares.
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
170 | N. Korea | 44% |
171 | Sierra Leone | 43% |
172 | Eritrea | 43% |
173 | Somalia | 43% |
174 | Tonga | 43% |
175 | Kiribati | 42% |
176 | Cook Islands | 42% |
177 | Niue | 42% |
Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
#corruption #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #peace #politics #religious_violence #somalia #terrorism #the_internet
Modernity and Education:
IQ Higher is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200636 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
122= | Nigeria | 69 |
123 | Chad | 68 |
124= | Burkina Faso | 68 |
124= | Somalia | 68 |
124= | Angola | 68 |
127 | Guinea | 67 |
128= | Liberia | 67 |
128= | Haiti | 67 |
Africa Avg | 70.6 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201637 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
194 | Myanmar (Burma) | 3% |
195 | Sierra Leone | 2% |
196 | Niger | 2% |
197 | Guinea | 2% |
198 | Somalia | 2% |
199 | Burundi | 2% |
200 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1% |
201 | Eritrea | 1% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points38 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
173 | Libya | 17.0 |
174= | Haiti | 17.0 |
174= | Burundi | 17.0 |
176 | Yemen | 16.0 |
177 | Venezuela | 14.0 |
178= | S. Sudan | 13.0 |
178= | Syria | 13.0 |
180 | Somalia | 12.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
In the mid-2000s Somalia began to be included in the Corruption Perception Index data; in 2008-2009 it was rated as the most corrupt country in the world and maintained the worst overall position on average throughout the 2010s.
Happiness Higher is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score39 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
119 | Chad | 4.4 |
120 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 |
121 | Benin | 4.4 |
122 | Somalia | 4.3 |
123 | Mali | 4.3 |
124 | Cambodia | 4.3 |
125 | Ghana | 4.3 |
126 | Myanmar (Burma) | 4.3 |
Africa Avg | 4.42 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score40 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
153 | Mali | 2.96 |
154 | Iraq | 3.01 |
155 | Sudan | 3.02 |
156 | Somalia | 3.04 |
157 | Ukraine | 3.04 |
158 | Russia | 3.14 |
159 | Congo, DR | 3.21 |
160 | S. Sudan | 3.22 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score41 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
142 | Philippines | 7.14 |
143 | Yemen | 7.26 |
144 | India | 7.52 |
145 | Somalia | 7.80 |
146 | Pakistan | 7.89 |
147 | Syria | 8.01 |
148 | Nigeria | 8.60 |
149 | Iraq | 9.24 |
Africa Avg | 3.41 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201942 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
177 | Congo, DR | 36.10 |
178 | S. Sudan | 36.20 |
179 | Mali | 36.70 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_somalia #somalia
Disbelief In God (2007)43 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %43 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
84= | Guatemala | 1 |
84= | El Salvador | 1 |
84= | Panama | 1 |
87 | Somalia | 0 |
88= | Sri Lanka | 0 |
88= | Burundi | 0 |
88= | Burkina Faso | 0 |
88= | Brunei | 0 |
88= | Botswana | 0 |
88= | Syria | 0 |
88= | Sierra Leone | 0 |
88= | Thailand | 0 |
88= | Togo | 0 |
88= | Benin | 0 |
88= | Tunisia | 0 |
88= | Uganda | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below44:
Christian | 0.1% |
Muslim | 99% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.1% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)45.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: When it comes to religious freedom and persecution, sociologists Grim & Finke place Somalia into the worst category, along with just 13 other countries. In this category, severe restrictions on religious freedom and freedom of belief stem simultaneously from top-down pressure from government and institutionalized religion, and from bottom-up grassroots movements that often go even further than the government in harassing those who do not believe the right things (2011)46.
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