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Bolivia vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 27th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Somalia
Population
12716350
20177806
Population rank 79/197 66/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 92/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Bolivia and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Somalia
Year GDP
Bolivia Somalia
1960 $373,250,000 $180,459,937
1961 $406,000,000 $191,659,914
1962 $443,916,667 $203,531,928
1963 $478,000,000 $216,145,936
1964 $538,583,333 $229,529,913
1965 $598,333,333 $243,725,898
1966 $662,500,000 $257,375,897
1967 $748,250,000 $271,781,887
1968 $849,333,333 $286,719,885
1969 $920,333,333 $306,357,285
1970 $1,006,833,333 $347,985,394
1971 $1,084,666,667 $347,039,446
1972 $1,286,153,846 $447,883,941
1973 $1,263,600,000 $483,699,611
1974 $2,101,300,000 $572,504,036
1975 $2,405,900,000 $757,015,879
1976 $2,733,350,000 $871,344,245
1977 $3,229,050,000 $498,550,725
1978 $3,760,100,000 $564,571,823
1979 $4,510,500,000 $589,566,929
1980 $4,450,360,000 $602,515,548
1981 $5,778,480,000 $699,302,473
1982 $5,600,390,625 $774,578,932
1983 $5,414,008,621 $735,408,642
1984 $6,169,304,528 $787,434,542
1985 $5,377,276,657 $875,702,247
1986 $3,959,383,520 $916,590,786
1987 $4,347,956,338 $1,018,972,664
1988 $4,597,611,710 $1,051,596,967
1989 $4,715,973,437 $1,181,360,844
1990 $4,867,582,598 $1,031,282,081
1991 $5,343,262,457 $717,974,930
1992 $5,643,868,749 $709,297,579
1993 $5,734,699,489 $1,260,132,956
1994 $5,981,222,859 $1,481,205,098
1995 $6,715,161,732 $1,534,756,135
1996 $7,396,949,126 $1,792,234,297
1997 $7,925,736,821 $2,191,749,014
1998 $8,497,494,652 $2,962,047,564
1999 $8,285,064,435 $3,045,751,528
2000 $8,397,855,485 $3,412,797,450
2001 $8,141,516,928 $2,252,847,465
2002 $7,905,485,146 $2,192,684,135
2003 $8,082,399,640 $2,836,724,352
2004 $8,773,451,752 $3,859,592,813
2005 $9,549,122,905 $4,683,246,454
2006 $11,451,844,902 $5,026,743,282
2007 $13,120,108,008 $5,430,713,729
2008 $16,674,276,286 $5,913,620,293
2009 $17,339,992,194 $2,948,594,552
2010 $19,649,723,722 $2,687,807,004
2011 $23,963,164,697 $2,906,000,097
2012 $27,084,497,482 $4,364,670,160
2013 $30,659,338,886 $5,062,881,600
2014 $32,996,188,017 $5,728,399,720
2015 $33,000,198,249 $6,152,149,100
2016 $33,941,126,194 $6,613,743,070
2017 $37,508,642,171 $7,621,501,710
2018 $40,287,647,931 $7,873,440,830
2019 $40,895,322,851 $8,655,023,960
2020 $36,629,843,806 $8,628,393,720
2021 $40,406,111,693 $9,483,997,390
2022 $44,008,282,880 $10,202,767,270
2023 $45,135,398,003 $10,968,517,090
2024 $49,668,296,744 $12,108,515,110

Bolivia and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Somalia
1960 $100.8 $62.7
1961 $107.4 $64.9
1962 $115.1 $67.2
1963 $121.4 $69.5
1964 $133.9 $71.9
1965 $145.6 $74.4
1966 $157.8 $76.5
1967 $174.3 $78.7
1968 $193.5 $80.8
1969 $205.1 $84.1
1970 $219.4 $93.1
1971 $231.1 $90.4
1972 $267.9 $113.7
1973 $257.3 $119.6
1974 $418 $137.9
1975 $468 $177.8
1976 $520 $199.6
1977 $600 $111.2
1978 $683 $117.3
1979 $801 $108.2
1980 $773 $101.5
1981 $981 $116.9
1982 $931 $129
1983 $880 $118.6
1984 $982 $122.5
1985 $838 $130.8
1986 $604 $131.4
1987 $650 $141
1988 $673 $145.3
1989 $675 $166
1990 $683 $145.6
1991 $734 $105.4
1992 $760 $109.2
1993 $757 $188.6
1994 $774 $210.8
1995 $853 $210.7
1996 $922 $237.2
1997 $970 $280.1
1998 $1,022 $363
1999 $979 $359
2000 $976 $386
2001 $930 $244.9
2002 $888 $229.6
2003 $893 $286.3
2004 $953 $375
2005 $1,020 $440
2006 $1,203 $458
2007 $1,355 $480
2008 $1,693 $507
2009 $1,731 $246.5
2010 $1,930 $219.2
2011 $2,316 $235.3
2012 $2,576 $350
2013 $2,870 $393
2014 $3,041 $429
2015 $2,996 $446
2016 $3,036 $461
2017 $3,306 $511
2018 $3,501 $510
2019 $3,504 $540
2020 $3,100 $518
2021 $3,385 $549
2022 $3,644 $573
2023 $3,686 $597
2024 $4,001 $637

Bolivia vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Somalia
1950 40.7 41.5
1951 40.9 41.7
1952 41 41.9
1953 41.4 42.1
1954 41.7 42.3
1955 41.9 42.5
1956 42.2 42.7
1957 42.4 42.9
1958 42.7 43.1
1959 43 43.3
1960 43.3 43.5
1961 43.6 43.7
1962 44 44
1963 44.3 44.2
1964 44.7 44.4
1965 45.1 44.6
1966 45.5 44.8
1967 45.9 45.1
1968 46.3 45.3
1969 46.7 45.5
1970 47.1 45.6
1971 47.5 45.8
1972 47.8 46
1973 48.3 46.2
1974 48.8 44.3
1975 49.3 44.5
1976 50 44.7
1977 50.4 47
1978 50.8 47
1979 51.4 47.4
1980 51.8 47.6
1981 52.3 47.8
1982 52.5 48
1983 52.9 48.2
1984 53.4 48.4
1985 53.8 48.3
1986 54.2 48.4
1987 54.9 49
1988 55.5 43.9
1989 56.1 46.6
1990 56.8 46.9
1991 57.4 25.4
1992 57.9 25
1993 58.7 50.6
1994 59.3 50.3
1995 59.8 50.6
1996 60.3 50.5
1997 60.7 50.3
1998 61.2 50.8
1999 61.7 50.6
2000 62.1 50.7
2001 62.5 50.8
2002 63.1 50.8
2003 63.5 50.7
2004 63.8 50.7
2005 64.2 50.9
2006 64.5 50.9
2007 64.9 50.9
2008 65.3 51.5
2009 65.7 52.1
2010 66 48.9
2011 66.3 32.5
2012 66.6 49.1
2013 66.8 54
2014 67 54.4
2015 67.2 55.1
2016 67.4 55.3
2017 67.5 52.2
2018 67.7 54.8
2019 67.8 57.2
2020 62.9 57.1
2021 61.4 55.7
2022 67.4 53.9
2023 68.6 58.8
2024 68.7 59
2025 68.9 59.1

Bolivia and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Somalia
Year Population
Bolivia Somalia
1960 3,702,323 2,876,331
1961 3,778,731 2,952,054
1962 3,857,493 3,030,091
1963 3,938,913 3,110,361
1964 4,022,996 3,192,796
1965 4,109,796 3,277,874
1966 4,199,550 3,365,106
1967 4,292,572 3,454,537
1968 4,388,944 3,546,590
1969 4,488,232 3,641,015
1970 4,590,010 3,738,448
1971 4,694,342 3,837,691
1972 4,800,978 3,939,436
1973 4,910,200 4,045,592
1974 5,022,475 4,151,842
1975 5,137,539 4,257,535
1976 5,256,496 4,365,812
1977 5,379,166 4,484,050
1978 5,504,123 4,814,892
1979 5,630,849 5,449,117
1980 5,758,900 5,936,154
1981 5,888,109 5,982,849
1982 6,018,088 6,003,840
1983 6,149,060 6,198,430
1984 6,281,868 6,428,389
1985 6,416,185 6,693,289
1986 6,552,479 6,974,788
1987 6,692,162 7,228,302
1988 6,835,508 7,235,360
1989 6,981,766 7,114,817
1990 7,130,142 7,082,811
1991 7,280,289 6,813,760
1992 7,430,336 6,495,107
1993 7,579,195 6,681,399
1994 7,727,322 7,026,797
1995 7,874,676 7,285,007
1996 8,021,736 7,554,474
1997 8,167,900 7,824,525
1998 8,313,394 8,155,417
1999 8,459,806 8,492,059
2000 8,606,326 8,838,713
2001 8,752,736 9,198,493
2002 8,900,355 9,550,063
2003 9,050,700 9,909,157
2004 9,204,287 10,280,998
2005 9,360,754 10,644,228
2006 9,521,689 10,975,502
2007 9,685,960 11,322,582
2008 9,850,858 11,663,084
2009 10,016,275 11,961,201
2010 10,182,345 12,261,756
2011 10,348,929 12,348,830
2012 10,515,807 12,461,160
2013 10,682,608 12,869,594
2014 10,848,888 13,339,491
2015 11,014,705 13,806,963
2016 11,180,020 14,348,740
2017 11,344,587 14,916,629
2018 11,508,368 15,452,487
2019 11,671,386 16,030,971
2020 11,816,299 16,651,191
2021 11,937,360 17,271,431
2022 12,077,154 17,801,897
2023 12,244,159 18,358,615
2024 12,413,315 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Somalia

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Somalia
1960 6.27 7.25
1961 6.26 7.25
1962 6.25 7.26
1963 6.23 7.26
1964 6.21 7.26
1965 6.18 7.26
1966 6.16 7.26
1967 6.13 7.25
1968 6.1 7.23
1969 6.06 7.21
1970 6 7.18
1971 5.95 7.15
1972 5.89 7.12
1973 5.85 7.09
1974 5.8 7.06
1975 5.75 7.03
1976 5.74 7.02
1977 5.67 7
1978 5.61 7.13
1979 5.54 7.16
1980 5.47 7.18
1981 5.41 7.23
1982 5.35 7.25
1983 5.29 7.28
1984 5.24 7.3
1985 5.15 7.33
1986 5.12 7.35
1987 5.06 7.37
1988 5.03 7.4
1989 4.97 7.42
1990 4.9 7.44
1991 4.85 7.47
1992 4.71 7.5
1993 4.59 7.53
1994 4.49 7.54
1995 4.41 7.58
1996 4.34 7.62
1997 4.22 7.66
1998 4.15 7.66
1999 4.09 7.66
2000 3.99 7.65
2001 3.89 7.64
2002 3.8 7.63
2003 3.72 7.6
2004 3.63 7.57
2005 3.56 7.53
2006 3.53 7.49
2007 3.45 7.46
2008 3.36 7.42
2009 3.29 7.38
2010 3.21 7.32
2011 3.14 7.27
2012 3.08 7.21
2013 3.01 7.14
2014 2.95 7.06
2015 2.89 6.98
2016 2.83 6.88
2017 2.78 6.77
2018 2.73 6.66
2019 2.69 6.56
2020 2.65 6.45
2021 2.62 6.35
2022 2.58 6.26
2023 2.55 6.13

Bolivia and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Somalia
1960 19.6 18.1
1961 19.6 17.9
1962 19.6 17.8
1963 19.5 17.7
1964 19.5 17.6
1965 19.5 17.5
1966 19.5 17.5
1967 19.5 17.5
1968 19.5 17.5
1969 19.5 17.5
1970 19.4 17.5
1971 19.4 17.6
1972 19.4 17.6
1973 19.3 17.6
1974 19.3 17.7
1975 19.3 17.7
1976 19.3 17.7
1977 19.3 17.7
1978 19.3 17.7
1979 19.3 17.6
1980 19.3 17.6
1981 19.3 17.5
1982 19.4 17.4
1983 19.4 17.4
1984 19.4 17.3
1985 19.4 17.2
1986 19.5 17.1
1987 19.5 17
1988 19.6 16.8
1989 19.6 16.7
1990 19.6 16.5
1991 19.7 16.5
1992 19.8 16.7
1993 19.8 16.8
1994 20 16.7
1995 20.1 16.6
1996 20.3 16.5
1997 20.4 16.4
1998 20.6 16.4
1999 20.8 16.3
2000 20.9 16.3
2001 21.1 16.2
2002 21.3 16.2
2003 21.4 16.1
2004 21.6 16
2005 21.7 15.9
2006 21.9 15.7
2007 22.1 15.6
2008 22.2 15.6
2009 22.4 15.6
2010 22.6 15.7
2011 22.9 15.8
2012 23.1 16
2013 23.3 16
2014 23.5 16
2015 23.8 16.1
2016 24 16.1
2017 24.3 16.2
2018 24.5 16.2
2019 24.8 16.3
2020 25 16.3
2021 25.2 16.4
2022 25.4 16.5
2023 25.7 16.5
2024 26 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Bolivia Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Bolivia Somalia
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
54.1%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Bolivia Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Somalia
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,321 mi
2018

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