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Somalia

Critical risk22.0% annual probabilitystable trend
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Somalia facts

Population

19.65M

GDP

$13B

Currency

SOS

Capital

Mogadishu

Land area

637.66K km²

Official languages

Arabic, Somali

Population and GDP: World Bank. Country facts: bundled reference data.

Risk assessment

Silfio assessment of Somalia

NEWS

Conflict probability

22%

Model base probability

17.0%

Risk category

Critical

Strategic reasoning

  • No prediction market data is available for Somalia, so adjustment relies solely on recent news signals.
  • News reports indicate a resurgence of Somali piracy and armed seizures near Somalia’s coast, signaling increased militant activity and instability in the region.
  • The broader regional context is tense, with escalating conflicts involving neighboring countries (e.g., US-Iran war, Houthi threats near Bab el-Mandeb), which could spill over or exacerbate instability in Somalia.
  • While no direct new internal or interstate armed conflict onset on Somali soil is reported, the rising piracy and regional tensions increase the likelihood of new armed conflict onset within the next 12 months.

Critical indicators

  • Suspected Somali pirates seizing tankers near Yemen, indicating rising armed maritime criminality linked to Somalia.
  • Houthis threatening to tighten control over Bab el-Mandeb, increasing regional instability near Somalia’s maritime borders.

Related coverage

Latest articles about Somalia

Updated July 20, 2026

wardheernews.com · 2 days ago

Houthis Threaten to Tighten Grip on Bab el-Mandeb, Raising Fears of a Global Trade Crisis - WardheerNews

Mounting reports suggest Yemen's Houthi movement is preparing to escalate attacks and tighten restrictions in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb

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aljazeera.com · 2 days ago

Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker near Yemen amid wave of hijackings | Shipping News | Al Jazeera

The seizure of the Asana is the latest in a rapidly growing wave of piracy sweeping the Gulf of Aden.

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nytimes.com · 16 hours ago

A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States - The New York Times

A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.

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