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Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. / SO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Somalia, Fed. Rep. in numbers.

Area637,660 kmยฒWorld # 42 โ†’Population19.7MWorld # 66 โ†’Population density30.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 166 โ†’Life expectancy59 yearsWorld # 210 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 661World # 206 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Somalia, Fed. Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area637,660 kmยฒWorld # 42 / 2023 โ†’Population19.7MWorld # 66 / 2025 โ†’Population density30.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 166 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.3%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate6World # 2 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate42.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Median age15.4 yearsWorld # 233 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.6%World # 204 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1446.6%World # 2 / 2025 โ†’Urban population55.1%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Net migration12.1KWorld # 40 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 67 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.4%World # 197 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy59 yearsWorld # 210 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy47.4 yearsWorld # 183 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 192 / 2014 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 661World # 206 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 13BWorld # 150 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,643World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3%World # 115 / 2025 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment18.9%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment34.2%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)0%World # 192 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person1,812 kcal/dayWorld # 189 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person11.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 176 / 2022 โ†’Rice production2K tWorld # 107 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.1K tWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area9.2%World # 167 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 211 / 2024 โ†’Internet use27.9%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions54 per 100 peopleWorld # 197 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate27.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 37 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 83 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament19%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 99.9%Main languageSomaliMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal109 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSomaliLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencySomali ShillingSOSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country