Country

Somalia in charts

The figure for Somalia on 8 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $630

    World: $13,717
    195th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    19.7M

    World: 8.22B
    66th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    59

    World: 73.5
    212th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    27.9%

    World: 71.2%
    168th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    54.4%

    World: 91.9%
    194th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    18.9%

    World: 4.8%
    8th highest of 182

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 194th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $22.00

    World: $1,317
    189th highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Somalia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Somalia: Up from 0% in 1990 to 27.9% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Somalia and the world, 1990 to 2024

Somalia: Up from 46.9 years in 1990 to 59 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Somalia and the world, 1990 to 2025

Somalia: Up from $146 in 1990 to $661 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Somalia, 1990 to 2025

Somalia: Up from 7.1 million people in 1990 to 19.7 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Somalia with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.