Country profile
Somalia
Somalia ranks #67 of 215 for population, #204 of 209 for gdp per capita, #211 of 216 for life expectancy, across 20 open-data indicators.
People
Population
19M
people · 2024
Rank #67 of 215
Life expectancy
59
years · 2024
Rank #211 of 216
Under-5 mortality
101
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #3 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
0.22%
% net enrollment · 1980
Rank #232 of 232
Calorie supply
1,812
kcal per person per day · 2022
Rank #187 of 189
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$630
current US$ · 2024
Rank #204 of 209
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
150
index (2015=100) · 2024
Rank #82 of 210
Forest area
9.17%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #211 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
24.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #104 of 248
Protected areas
0%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #259 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #208 of 210
Pesticide use
0.66
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #146 of 193
Cereal yield
0.36
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #180 of 182
Digital
Internet users
27.9%
% of population · 2024
Rank #188 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.72
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #220 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
54
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #247 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
50.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #200 of 215
Renewable electricity output
11.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #185 of 257
Energy use per person
190
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #208 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.17
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #147 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Somalia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield