| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.165 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.128 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | -1.95 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | -2.21 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | -1.79 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -1.58 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | -2.26 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | -1.73 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 1 indexWB DPI [2023] |
| Governing majority margin | 1 %WB DPI [2023] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 275WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 19.6 %WB Gender [2024] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | mixed system of civil law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 18 years of age; universal suffrage starting with 24 June 2024 local electionsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, adopted 1 August 2012
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
How to read these indices
V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.
