Gender in Somalia

187 indicators covering gender for Somalia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 161st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 20 2023 unchanged 173rd
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 154th
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 128th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 unchanged 147th
Women Business and the Law Index 46.88 2023 unchanged 179th
Women Business and the Law Index 46.88 2023 unchanged 179th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 115.4% 2025 up 0.3% 85th
Share of female employment by economic sector 34.3% 2025 up 4.2% 53rd
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 563 2023 down 34.2% 6th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 33.4 2019 down 10.5% 145th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.6 2019 down 2.8% 97th
Total Fertility Rate 6.2 2022 down 13.8% 3rd
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 2.41 1987 up 393.4% 190th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 4.0% 2025 down 50.0% 181st
Women of reproductive age 4.11 million 2023 up 46.4% 72nd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 7.8% 2026 up 271.4% 183rd
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 97.5% 2020 up 0.0% 2nd
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 52 2026 up 36.8% 78th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.0% 2026 up 37.3% 145th
Share of women in ministerial positions 8.0% 2024 unchanged 170th
Share of women in parliament 19.0% 2025 up 37.3% 133rd
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 1.15 2021 down 79.7% 196th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 87.0% 2016 down 0.2% 3rd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 67.1% 2016 down 2.0% 7th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 19.64 2024 up 42.1% 129th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.37 ratio 2026 down 22.9% 119th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 52.8% 2023 up 5.6% 10th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,859 2023 up 61.8% 53rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 46.2% 2023 up 9.5% 13th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 52.8% 2023 up 5.6% 11th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 45.2% 2023 up 10.5% 18th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 46.2 2023 up 9.5% 12th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 70.0% 2024 up 169.2% 82nd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 63.0% 2024 up 215.0% 92nd
Suicide Rate 7.96 2021 up 16.0% 81st
Female migrants 44.9% 2020 down 5.7% 164th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 8 2024 unchanged 168th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 19.4% 2019 up 2.1% 51st
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 93.4 2019 up 24.7% 38th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.7% 2019 up 1.3% 41st
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 121 2019 unchanged 166th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 591 2019 up 43.4% 70th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 109 2019 unchanged 175th
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 120 2019 up 0.8% 166th
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 769.15 2019 down 5.6% 17th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% 2026 down 22.2% 127th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 31.9 2019 up 239.4% 169th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 464,756 2012 up 25.1% 110th
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 0 litres pure alcohol 2019 183rd