Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 9/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 40.5/100 #136
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.165
- HDI
- 0.404
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Somalia | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Prime Minister of Somalia | Hamza Abdi Barre |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 27.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
3th pct
Rule of law (2023)
0th pct
Corruption control (2023)
1th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
2th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
3th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
4th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 9 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.165
- Liberal
- 0.128
- Participatory
- 0.095
- Deliberative
- 0.189
- Egalitarian
- 0.099
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 40.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #136 / 180
- Rank change
- +9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #128
- 36.5
- Economic #104
- 39.2
- Legal #142
- 42.4
- Social #135
- 44.8
- Safety #143
- 39.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.5 | 136 | 36.5 | 39.2 | 42.4 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024 | 39.4 | 145 | 36.0 | 42.0 | 35.6 | 44.8 | 38.6 |
| 2023 | 44.2 | 141 | 53.4 | 44.5 | 43.6 | 51.1 | 28.5 |
| 2022 | 44.0 | 140 | 51.0 | 41.2 | 47.7 | 61.8 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 44.5 | 161 | - | - | - | - | 54.6 |
| 2020 | 44.6 | 163 | - | - | - | - | 43.1 |
| 2019 | 42.8 | 164 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 37.0 | 168 | - | - | - | - | 39.1 |
| 2017 | 34.1 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 44.3 |
| 2016 | 34.7 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 27.7 | 172 | - | - | - | - | 46.3 |
| 2014 | 26.8 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 26.4 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 88.3 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 66.0 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 77.5 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 58.0 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 71.5 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 51.3 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 59.0 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |