Somalia
From Wikiprogress.org
| Somalia | |
 Flag of Somalia | |
| Population (In Millions) | 9.56 |
| Human Development Index | - /169 |
| Gross Domestic Product (In USD Billions - World Bank) | NA |
| Global Peace Index | 153/153 |
| Happy Planet Index | - /143 |
| Social Institutions and Gender Index | 82/86 |
| Environmental Performance Index | - /163 |
| Child Mortality Rate | 108.3 |
| More information on variables | |
 Please contribute and update this page. Your input is very much appreciated!
|
Geography
Quality of Life
Multidimensional Poverty Index
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Somalia is 0.514. The MPI is an international measure of acute poverty covering 109 countries. The MPI reflects the multiple deprivations that poor people face at the same time in three dimensions: health, education and living standards. The MPI reflects both the incidence or headcount ratio (H) of poverty – the proportion of the population that is multidimensionally poor – and the average intensity (A) of their poverty – the average proportion of indicators in which poor people are deprived. More information on the MPI in Somalia is available here.
UNDP Human Development Report Trends - 2010
Jobs and Earnings
Sustainability
Multidimensional Poverty Index
Civic Engagement and Governance
Development Progress Story: Somaliland’s progress on governance: A case of blending the old and the new
The collapse of the unified Somali state under General Mohammed Siyad Barre in 1991 after protracted civil war left in its wake widespread dislocation, death and destruction. Yet despite the chaos in southern and central Somalia, the northwest region of Somaliland has achieved the type of progress in governance to which the rest of Somalia can only aspire. This has been has been highlighted as a part the Overseas Development Institute 's Development Progress Stories, an initiative looking at what is working in development and why. Key messages from the research include:
- Absence of easily recognisable formal state institutions should not be equated with an absence of institutions altogether. Coexistence and interaction between ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ institutions have been key to balancing internal and external demands for legitimacy in Somaliland and represent significant progress in governance.
- These unique institutional arrangements have contributed to the effective provision of public goods in key areas, such as those relating to basic security, the investment climate and service delivery at the local level.
- Lack of significant international aid revenues under the control of the state to date has forced nascent government institutions to rely on sources of financing that include taxation, the Diaspora and loans from the business community, which have helped the state to provide essential public good.
Full report and summary case study can be viewed and downloaded here.
