How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Saudi Arabia

0.213

in 2025

Somalia

0.275

in 2025

Saudi Arabia rank

169th

Somalia rank

166th

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Saudi Arabia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.275 against 0.213 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.062.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 169th and Somalia ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.028	0.013	0.015	Saudi Arabia
1910s	0.028	0.011	0.017	Saudi Arabia
1920s	0.028	0.011	0.017	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.0248	0.011	0.0138	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.024	0.0271	0.0031	Somalia
1950s	0.039	0.057	0.018	Somalia
1960s	0.05	0.118	0.068	Somalia
1970s	0.0883	0.135	0.0467	Somalia
1980s	0.0836	0.135	0.0514	Somalia
1990s	0.1314	0.1577	0.0263	Somalia
2000s	0.1628	0.17	0.0072	Somalia
2010s	0.184	0.2247	0.0407	Somalia
2020s	0.2138	0.2602	0.0463	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.275 against 0.213 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 0.062, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Saudi Arabia ranks 169th and Somalia ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-society-participation-index/saudi-arabia/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-society-participation-index/saudi-arabia/somalia-fed-rep/">Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.