SOM · Africa
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 24 listings), United States (1 regime, 30 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 24 listings), European Union (1 regime, 24 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 8/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
8.2 /10 risk
- Security 8.5
- Legitimacy 1.9
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 0.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 19 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Al-Shabaab (Somalia) (17), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (2).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 77 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 18 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 18 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Population
- 19,655,000 inh.
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Currency
- SOS
- Regime
- federal republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Head of Government
Mohamed Hussein Roble
Government in office 2 members
Minister of Women and Human Rights
Khadija Al-Makhzoumi
premier ministre de la Somalie
Hamza Abdi Barre
Parliament
Chambre du peuple
261 seats
Chambre haute du Parlement fédéral de Somalie
54 seats
Chair Abdi Hashi Abdilahi
Inception 2016
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
13 G$
GDP / capita
661 $
Growth
3.0 %
Unemployment
18.9 %
Debt / GDP
12.7 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
59.0 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.17/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
8/100
Corruption (CPI)
9/100
Press freedom (RSF)
44/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#120
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
1.5 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
-6 Md$
Top exports
- 51% Animaux vivants
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Émirats arabes unis
35%
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Arabie saoudite
31%
Import partners
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Émirats arabes unis
34%
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Chine
17%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
67%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.404/1
Refugees hosted
20,967
Refugees originating
892,037
National anthem
Qolobaa Calankeed
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Arab League
- OIC
- African Union
- EAC
- IGAD
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,473 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,222, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)