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Bahamas vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 162nd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Somalia
Population
404321
20177806
Population rank 173/197 66/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 24/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Bahamas and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Somalia
Year GDP
Bahamas Somalia
1960 $169,736,027 $180,459,937
1961 $190,022,030 $191,659,914
1962 $212,170,034 $203,531,928
1963 $237,650,038 $216,145,936
1964 $266,560,043 $229,529,913
1965 $300,272,048 $243,725,898
1966 $346,800,000 $257,375,897
1967 $398,000,000 $271,781,887
1968 $453,800,000 $286,719,885
1969 $538,700,000 $306,357,285
1970 $539,500,000 $347,985,394
1971 $573,400,000 $347,039,446
1972 $590,900,000 $447,883,941
1973 $670,900,000 $483,699,611
1974 $632,400,000 $572,504,036
1975 $596,200,000 $757,015,879
1976 $642,100,000 $871,344,245
1977 $713,000,000 $498,550,725
1978 $832,400,000 $564,571,823
1979 $1,139,800,100 $589,566,929
1980 $1,335,300,000 $602,515,548
1981 $1,426,500,000 $699,302,473
1982 $1,578,300,000 $774,578,932
1983 $1,732,800,000 $735,408,642
1984 $2,041,100,000 $787,434,542
1985 $2,320,699,900 $875,702,247
1986 $2,472,500,000 $916,590,786
1987 $2,713,999,900 $1,018,972,664
1988 $2,817,900,000 $1,051,596,967
1989 $3,062,000,000 $1,181,360,844
1990 $3,166,000,000 $1,031,282,081
1991 $3,111,160,000 $717,974,930
1992 $3,109,000,000 $709,297,579
1993 $3,092,000,000 $1,260,132,956
1994 $3,259,000,000 $1,481,205,098
1995 $3,429,000,000 $1,534,756,135
1996 $3,609,000,000 $1,792,234,297
1997 $6,332,360,000 $2,191,749,014
1998 $6,833,220,000 $2,962,047,564
1999 $7,683,870,000 $3,045,751,528
2000 $8,076,470,000 $3,412,797,450
2001 $8,317,830,000 $2,252,847,465
2002 $8,881,160,000 $2,192,684,135
2003 $8,870,090,000 $2,836,724,352
2004 $9,055,290,000 $3,859,592,813
2005 $9,836,200,000 $4,683,246,454
2006 $10,167,250,000 $5,026,743,282
2007 $10,618,340,000 $5,430,713,729
2008 $10,526,000,000 $5,913,620,293
2009 $9,981,960,000 $2,948,594,552
2010 $10,095,760,000 $2,687,807,004
2011 $10,070,450,000 $2,906,000,097
2012 $10,720,400,000 $4,364,670,160
2013 $10,475,300,000 $5,062,881,600
2014 $11,139,100,000 $5,728,399,720
2015 $11,837,600,000 $6,152,149,100
2016 $11,880,900,000 $6,613,743,070
2017 $12,446,900,000 $7,621,501,710
2018 $12,819,200,000 $7,873,440,830
2019 $13,277,000,000 $8,655,023,960
2020 $10,363,200,000 $8,628,393,720
2021 $12,037,000,000 $9,483,997,390
2022 $13,896,800,000 $10,202,767,270
2023 $15,271,300,000 $10,968,517,090
2024 $15,832,800,000 $12,108,515,110

Bahamas and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Somalia
1960 $1,459 $62.7
1961 $1,555 $64.9
1962 $1,651 $67.2
1963 $1,759 $69.5
1964 $1,883 $71.9
1965 $2,030 $74.4
1966 $2,239 $76.5
1967 $2,453 $78.7
1968 $2,668 $80.8
1969 $3,027 $84.1
1970 $2,916 $93.1
1971 $3,004 $90.4
1972 $3,014 $113.7
1973 $3,341 $119.6
1974 $3,080 $137.9
1975 $2,841 $177.8
1976 $2,993 $199.6
1977 $3,253 $111.2
1978 $3,720 $117.3
1979 $4,994 $108.2
1980 $5,743 $101.5
1981 $6,029 $116.9
1982 $6,559 $129
1983 $7,081 $118.6
1984 $8,202 $122.5
1985 $9,167 $130.8
1986 $9,601 $131.4
1987 $10,361 $141
1988 $10,576 $145.3
1989 $11,291 $166
1990 $11,473 $145.6
1991 $11,082 $105.4
1992 $10,873 $109.2
1993 $10,613 $188.6
1994 $10,991 $210.8
1995 $11,375 $210.7
1996 $11,784 $237.2
1997 $20,368 $280.1
1998 $21,667 $363
1999 $24,041 $359
2000 $24,940 $386
2001 $25,372 $244.9
2002 $26,782 $229.6
2003 $26,429 $286.3
2004 $26,650 $375
2005 $28,602 $440
2006 $29,185 $458
2007 $30,052 $480
2008 $29,392 $507
2009 $27,513 $246.5
2010 $27,473 $219.2
2011 $27,091 $235.3
2012 $28,552 $350
2013 $27,643 $393
2014 $29,137 $429
2015 $30,719 $446
2016 $30,617 $461
2017 $31,875 $511
2018 $32,642 $510
2019 $33,640 $540
2020 $26,179 $518
2021 $30,368 $549
2022 $34,957 $573
2023 $38,232 $597
2024 $39,455 $637

Bahamas vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Somalia
1950 58.9 41.5
1951 59.2 41.7
1952 59.6 41.9
1953 60 42.1
1954 60.3 42.3
1955 60.7 42.5
1956 61 42.7
1957 61.4 42.9
1958 61.7 43.1
1959 62.1 43.3
1960 62.5 43.5
1961 62.8 43.7
1962 63.2 44
1963 63.5 44.2
1964 63.9 44.4
1965 64.3 44.6
1966 64.6 44.8
1967 65 45.1
1968 65.4 45.3
1969 65.8 45.5
1970 66.2 45.6
1971 66.5 45.8
1972 66.8 46
1973 67.1 46.2
1974 67.6 44.3
1975 68.1 44.5
1976 68.5 44.7
1977 68.8 47
1978 68.9 47
1979 69 47.4
1980 69.1 47.6
1981 69.4 47.8
1982 69.7 48
1983 70 48.2
1984 70.2 48.4
1985 70.3 48.3
1986 70.3 48.4
1987 70.4 49
1988 70.5 43.9
1989 70.7 46.6
1990 70.9 46.9
1991 71.2 25.4
1992 71.3 25
1993 71.4 50.6
1994 71.4 50.3
1995 71.4 50.6
1996 71.5 50.5
1997 71.6 50.3
1998 71.8 50.8
1999 72.1 50.6
2000 72.5 50.7
2001 72.8 50.8
2002 73 50.8
2003 73.2 50.7
2004 73.2 50.7
2005 73.4 50.9
2006 73.5 50.9
2007 73.5 50.9
2008 73.4 51.5
2009 73.5 52.1
2010 73.4 48.9
2011 73.6 32.5
2012 73.7 49.1
2013 73.9 54
2014 74 54.4
2015 73.8 55.1
2016 74 55.3
2017 74 52.2
2018 74.1 54.8
2019 71.4 57.2
2020 73 57.1
2021 70.8 55.7
2022 74.5 53.9
2023 74.6 58.8
2024 74.7 59
2025 74.9 59.1

Bahamas and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Somalia
Year Population
Bahamas Somalia
1960 116,317 2,876,331
1961 122,197 2,952,054
1962 128,493 3,030,091
1963 135,087 3,110,361
1964 141,528 3,192,796
1965 147,952 3,277,874
1966 154,874 3,365,106
1967 162,267 3,454,537
1968 170,089 3,546,590
1969 177,981 3,641,015
1970 184,982 3,738,448
1971 190,857 3,837,691
1972 196,055 3,939,436
1973 200,791 4,045,592
1974 205,342 4,151,842
1975 209,886 4,257,535
1976 214,501 4,365,812
1977 219,157 4,484,050
1978 223,761 4,814,892
1979 228,230 5,449,117
1980 232,526 5,936,154
1981 236,614 5,982,849
1982 240,614 6,003,840
1983 244,698 6,198,430
1984 248,863 6,428,389
1985 253,154 6,693,289
1986 257,536 6,974,788
1987 261,935 7,228,302
1988 266,448 7,235,360
1989 271,178 7,114,817
1990 275,945 7,082,811
1991 280,731 6,813,760
1992 285,927 6,495,107
1993 291,339 6,681,399
1994 296,509 7,026,797
1995 301,461 7,285,007
1996 306,268 7,554,474
1997 310,904 7,824,525
1998 315,368 8,155,417
1999 319,614 8,492,059
2000 323,835 8,838,713
2001 327,836 9,198,493
2002 331,614 9,550,063
2003 335,618 9,909,157
2004 339,782 10,280,998
2005 343,894 10,644,228
2006 348,375 10,975,502
2007 353,334 11,322,582
2008 358,120 11,663,084
2009 362,810 11,961,201
2010 367,478 12,261,756
2011 371,729 12,348,830
2012 375,469 12,461,160
2013 378,953 12,869,594
2014 382,298 13,339,491
2015 385,346 13,806,963
2016 388,055 14,348,740
2017 390,485 14,916,629
2018 392,717 15,452,487
2019 394,675 16,030,971
2020 395,863 16,651,191
2021 396,373 17,271,431
2022 397,538 17,801,897
2023 399,440 18,358,615
2024 401,283 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Somalia

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Somalia
1960 5.09 7.25
1961 5.16 7.25
1962 5.13 7.26
1963 5.06 7.26
1964 4.97 7.26
1965 4.88 7.26
1966 4.79 7.26
1967 4.69 7.25
1968 4.56 7.23
1969 4.38 7.21
1970 4.21 7.18
1971 4.06 7.15
1972 3.89 7.12
1973 3.73 7.09
1974 3.57 7.06
1975 3.42 7.03
1976 3.3 7.02
1977 3.17 7
1978 3.05 7.13
1979 2.94 7.16
1980 2.84 7.18
1981 2.77 7.23
1982 2.71 7.25
1983 2.65 7.28
1984 2.59 7.3
1985 2.55 7.33
1986 2.53 7.35
1987 2.52 7.37
1988 2.52 7.4
1989 2.52 7.42
1990 2.52 7.44
1991 2.51 7.47
1992 2.71 7.5
1993 2.61 7.53
1994 2.47 7.54
1995 2.42 7.58
1996 2.35 7.62
1997 2.29 7.66
1998 2.23 7.66
1999 2.13 7.66
2000 2.06 7.65
2001 2.02 7.64
2002 1.98 7.63
2003 1.97 7.6
2004 1.98 7.57
2005 2.01 7.53
2006 2.02 7.49
2007 2.04 7.46
2008 2 7.42
2009 2.01 7.38
2010 1.84 7.32
2011 1.79 7.27
2012 1.76 7.21
2013 1.74 7.14
2014 1.69 7.06
2015 1.57 6.98
2016 1.5 6.88
2017 1.42 6.77
2018 1.4 6.66
2019 1.4 6.56
2020 1.39 6.45
2021 1.38 6.35
2022 1.38 6.26
2023 1.37 6.13

Bahamas and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Somalia
1960 19.5 18.1
1961 19.6 17.9
1962 19.6 17.8
1963 19.7 17.7
1964 19.8 17.6
1965 19.9 17.5
1966 20.1 17.5
1967 20.2 17.5
1968 20.3 17.5
1969 20.5 17.5
1970 20.6 17.5
1971 20.6 17.6
1972 20.7 17.6
1973 20.7 17.6
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 20.9 17.7
1976 21.1 17.7
1977 21.3 17.7
1978 21.6 17.7
1979 21.8 17.6
1980 22.1 17.6
1981 22.4 17.5
1982 22.7 17.4
1983 23 17.4
1984 23.4 17.3
1985 23.7 17.2
1986 24 17.1
1987 24.3 17
1988 24.7 16.8
1989 25 16.7
1990 25.4 16.5
1991 25.7 16.5
1992 26 16.7
1993 26.3 16.8
1994 26.6 16.7
1995 26.9 16.6
1996 27.2 16.5
1997 27.5 16.4
1998 27.9 16.4
1999 28.2 16.3
2000 28.5 16.3
2001 28.9 16.2
2002 29.3 16.2
2003 29.6 16.1
2004 30 16
2005 30.3 15.9
2006 30.6 15.7
2007 30.8 15.6
2008 31 15.6
2009 31.3 15.6
2010 31.5 15.7
2011 31.8 15.8
2012 32.1 16
2013 32.4 16
2014 32.6 16
2015 33 16.1
2016 33.3 16.1
2017 33.6 16.2
2018 33.9 16.2
2019 34.3 16.3
2020 34.6 16.3
2021 34.9 16.4
2022 35.2 16.5
2023 35.6 16.5
2024 36 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
29
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Bahamas Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Bahamas Somalia
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
54.1%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Bahamas Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Somalia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
9,321 mi
2018

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