Self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia
Somalia: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia, 2015–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia stood at 4.51.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia peaked at 5.44 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.35, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 119th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.06 | 4.67 | 5.44 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.43 | 4.35 | 4.51 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 892,037 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.23 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 236,269 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 25,702 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 3.39 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 3.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Somalia was 4.51 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 in 2015.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Somalia ranks 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.