China vs Somalia statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 2nd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

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China and Somalia economies compared

GDP

China

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Somalia
1960	$59,846,235,025	$180,459,937
1961	$50,162,299,350	$191,659,914
1962	$47,310,737,754	$203,531,928
1963	$50,812,227,919	$216,145,936
1964	$59,821,862,703	$229,529,913
1965	$70,565,994,356	$243,725,898
1966	$76,854,053,259	$257,375,897
1967	$73,011,350,596	$271,781,887
1968	$70,980,323,819	$286,719,885
1969	$79,847,786,729	$306,357,285
1970	$92,752,930,873	$347,985,394
1971	$99,959,013,880	$347,039,446
1972	$113,871,930,714	$447,883,941
1973	$138,764,340,892	$483,699,611
1974	$144,418,433,058	$572,504,036
1975	$163,687,619,736	$757,015,879
1976	$154,196,810,059	$871,344,245
1977	$175,226,595,860	$498,550,725
1978	$149,788,617,886	$564,571,823
1979	$178,573,913,043	$589,566,929
1980	$191,487,500,000	$602,515,548
1981	$196,218,253,968	$699,302,473
1982	$205,480,916,031	$774,578,932
1983	$231,130,268,199	$735,408,642
1984	$260,442,857,143	$787,434,542
1985	$310,064,625,850	$875,702,247
1986	$301,310,144,928	$916,590,786
1987	$273,455,156,951	$1,018,972,664
1988	$312,888,888,889	$1,051,596,967
1989	$348,380,566,802	$1,181,360,844
1990	$361,560,229,446	$1,031,282,081
1991	$384,510,452,962	$717,974,930
1992	$428,502,354,788	$709,297,579
1993	$446,557,291,212	$1,260,132,956
1994	$566,929,539,493	$1,481,205,098
1995	$738,190,896,228	$1,534,756,135
1996	$868,523,936,530	$1,792,234,297
1997	$967,753,570,435	$2,191,749,014
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$2,962,047,564
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$3,045,751,528
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$3,412,797,450
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$2,252,847,465
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$2,192,684,135
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$2,836,724,352
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$3,859,592,813
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$4,683,246,454
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$5,026,743,282
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$5,430,713,729
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$5,913,620,293
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$2,948,594,552
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$2,687,807,004
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$2,906,000,097
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$4,364,670,160
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$5,062,881,600
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$5,728,399,720
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$6,152,149,100
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$6,613,743,070
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$7,621,501,710
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$7,873,440,830
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$8,655,023,960
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$8,628,393,720
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$9,483,997,390
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$10,202,767,270
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$10,968,517,090
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$12,108,515,110

China and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Somalia
1960	$89.7	$62.7
1961	$76	$64.9
1962	$71.1	$67.2
1963	$74.5	$69.5
1964	$85.7	$71.9
1965	$98.7	$74.4
1966	$104.5	$76.5
1967	$96.8	$78.7
1968	$91.6	$80.8
1969	$100.3	$84.1
1970	$113.3	$93.1
1971	$118.8	$90.4
1972	$132.1	$113.7
1973	$157.3	$119.6
1974	$160.4	$137.9
1975	$178.6	$177.8
1976	$165.7	$199.6
1977	$185.7	$111.2
1978	$156.7	$117.3
1979	$184.3	$108.2
1980	$195.1	$101.5
1981	$197.4	$116.9
1982	$203.7	$129
1983	$225.9	$118.6
1984	$251.2	$122.5
1985	$295	$130.8
1986	$282.4	$131.4
1987	$252.3	$141
1988	$284	$145.3
1989	$311	$166
1990	$319	$145.6
1991	$334	$105.4
1992	$368	$109.2
1993	$379	$188.6
1994	$476	$210.8
1995	$613	$210.7
1996	$713	$237.2
1997	$787	$280.1
1998	$835	$363
1999	$881	$359
2000	$969	$386
2001	$1,065	$244.9
2002	$1,164	$229.6
2003	$1,307	$286.3
2004	$1,531	$375
2005	$1,778	$440
2006	$2,129	$458
2007	$2,735	$480
2008	$3,523	$507
2009	$3,898	$246.5
2010	$4,629	$219.2
2011	$5,704	$235.3
2012	$6,405	$350
2013	$7,147	$393
2014	$7,781	$429
2015	$8,175	$446
2016	$8,255	$461
2017	$8,980	$511
2018	$10,086	$510
2019	$10,343	$540
2020	$10,627	$518
2021	$12,887	$549
2022	$12,971	$573
2023	$12,951	$597
2024	$13,303	$637

China vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Somalia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Somalia
1950	43.8	41.5
1951	44.6	41.7
1952	45.3	41.9
1953	45.9	42.1
1954	46.8	42.3
1955	47.2	42.5
1956	47.8	42.7
1957	48.4	42.9
1958	48.8	43.1
1959	40.2	43.3
1960	33.4	43.5
1961	40.2	43.7
1962	51	44
1963	51.7	44.2
1964	52.3	44.4
1965	53	44.6
1966	53.7	44.8
1967	54.4	45.1
1968	55.2	45.3
1969	56	45.5
1970	56.8	45.6
1971	57.7	45.8
1972	58.6	46
1973	59.5	46.2
1974	60.2	44.3
1975	61	44.5
1976	61.2	44.7
1977	62.5	47
1978	63.1	47
1979	63.7	47.4
1980	64.2	47.6
1981	64.8	47.8
1982	65.2	48
1983	65.7	48.2
1984	66.1	48.4
1985	66.5	48.3
1986	66.9	48.4
1987	67.3	49
1988	67.6	43.9
1989	67.9	46.6
1990	68.2	46.9
1991	68.6	25.4
1992	69.1	25
1993	69.5	50.6
1994	69.8	50.3
1995	70.4	50.6
1996	70.8	50.5
1997	71.2	50.3
1998	71.6	50.8
1999	72	50.6
2000	72.3	50.7
2001	72.7	50.8
2002	73	50.8
2003	73.4	50.7
2004	73.7	50.7
2005	74.1	50.9
2006	74.4	50.9
2007	74.8	50.9
2008	74.8	51.5
2009	75.3	52.1
2010	75.7	48.9
2011	75.9	32.5
2012	76.2	49.1
2013	76.5	54
2014	76.7	54.4
2015	77	55.1
2016	77.2	55.3
2017	77.2	52.2
2018	77.7	54.8
2019	77.9	57.2
2020	78	57.1
2021	78.1	55.7
2022	78.2	53.9
2023	78	58.8
2024	78	59
2025	78.4	59.1

China and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Somalia

Table

Year	Population
	China	Somalia
1960	667,070,000	2,876,331
1961	660,330,000	2,952,054
1962	665,770,000	3,030,091
1963	682,335,000	3,110,361
1964	698,355,000	3,192,796
1965	715,185,000	3,277,874
1966	735,400,000	3,365,106
1967	754,550,000	3,454,537
1968	774,510,000	3,546,590
1969	796,025,000	3,641,015
1970	818,315,000	3,738,448
1971	841,105,000	3,837,691
1972	862,030,000	3,939,436
1973	881,940,000	4,045,592
1974	900,350,000	4,151,842
1975	916,395,000	4,257,535
1976	930,685,000	4,365,812
1977	943,455,000	4,484,050
1978	956,165,000	4,814,892
1979	969,005,000	5,449,117
1980	981,235,000	5,936,154
1981	993,885,000	5,982,849
1982	1,008,630,000	6,003,840
1983	1,023,310,000	6,198,430
1984	1,036,825,000	6,428,389
1985	1,051,040,000	6,693,289
1986	1,066,790,000	6,974,788
1987	1,084,035,000	7,228,302
1988	1,101,630,000	7,235,360
1989	1,118,650,000	7,114,817
1990	1,135,185,000	7,082,811
1991	1,150,780,000	6,813,760
1992	1,164,970,000	6,495,107
1993	1,178,440,000	6,681,399
1994	1,191,835,000	7,026,797
1995	1,204,855,000	7,285,007
1996	1,217,550,000	7,554,474
1997	1,230,075,000	7,824,525
1998	1,241,935,000	8,155,417
1999	1,252,735,000	8,492,059
2000	1,262,645,000	8,838,713
2001	1,271,850,000	9,198,493
2002	1,280,400,000	9,550,063
2003	1,288,400,000	9,909,157
2004	1,296,075,000	10,280,998
2005	1,303,720,000	10,644,228
2006	1,311,020,000	10,975,502
2007	1,317,885,000	11,322,582
2008	1,324,655,000	11,663,084
2009	1,331,260,000	11,961,201
2010	1,337,705,000	12,261,756
2011	1,345,035,000	12,348,830
2012	1,354,190,000	12,461,160
2013	1,363,240,000	12,869,594
2014	1,371,860,000	13,339,491
2015	1,379,860,000	13,806,963
2016	1,387,790,000	14,348,740
2017	1,396,215,000	14,916,629
2018	1,402,760,000	15,452,487
2019	1,407,745,000	16,030,971
2020	1,411,100,000	16,651,191
2021	1,412,360,000	17,271,431
2022	1,412,175,000	17,801,897
2023	1,410,710,000	18,358,615
2024	1,408,975,000	19,009,151

Fertility rates in China and Somalia

Fertility rate

China

Somalia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Somalia
1960	4.45	7.25
1961	3.86	7.25
1962	6.09	7.26
1963	7.51	7.26
1964	6.67	7.26
1965	6.61	7.26
1966	6.31	7.26
1967	5.81	7.25
1968	6.51	7.23
1969	6.18	7.21
1970	6.09	7.18
1971	5.52	7.15
1972	5.11	7.12
1973	4.73	7.09
1974	4.17	7.06
1975	3.57	7.03
1976	3.24	7.02
1977	2.84	7
1978	2.72	7.13
1979	2.75	7.16
1980	2.74	7.18
1981	2.79	7.23
1982	2.97	7.25
1983	2.56	7.28
1984	2.61	7.3
1985	2.63	7.33
1986	2.72	7.35
1987	2.76	7.37
1988	2.54	7.4
1989	2.52	7.42
1990	2.51	7.44
1991	1.93	7.47
1992	1.78	7.5
1993	1.69	7.53
1994	1.63	7.54
1995	1.59	7.58
1996	1.55	7.62
1997	1.53	7.66
1998	1.52	7.66
1999	1.53	7.66
2000	1.63	7.65
2001	1.56	7.64
2002	1.57	7.63
2003	1.57	7.6
2004	1.61	7.57
2005	1.62	7.53
2006	1.64	7.49
2007	1.67	7.46
2008	1.7	7.42
2009	1.71	7.38
2010	1.69	7.32
2011	1.67	7.27
2012	1.8	7.21
2013	1.71	7.14
2014	1.77	7.06
2015	1.67	6.98
2016	1.77	6.88
2017	1.8	6.77
2018	1.54	6.66
2019	1.5	6.56
2020	1.24	6.45
2021	1.12	6.35
2022	1.03	6.26
2023	1	6.13

China and Somalia demographics compared

Median age

China

Somalia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Somalia
1960	20.9	18.1
1961	21.1	17.9
1962	21	17.8
1963	20.4	17.7
1964	19.9	17.6
1965	19.6	17.5
1966	19.3	17.5
1967	19.2	17.5
1968	19.2	17.5
1969	19.1	17.5
1970	19.1	17.5
1971	19.2	17.6
1972	19.3	17.6
1973	19.5	17.6
1974	19.7	17.7
1975	20.1	17.7
1976	20.4	17.7
1977	20.8	17.7
1978	21.2	17.7
1979	21.4	17.6
1980	21.6	17.6
1981	21.8	17.5
1982	22.1	17.4
1983	22.6	17.4
1984	23	17.3
1985	23.2	17.2
1986	23.4	17.1
1987	23.6	17
1988	23.9	16.8
1989	24.4	16.7
1990	24.7	16.5
1991	25.1	16.5
1992	25.6	16.7
1993	26.1	16.8
1994	26.6	16.7
1995	27.2	16.6
1996	27.8	16.5
1997	28.3	16.4
1998	28.8	16.4
1999	29.4	16.3
2000	30	16.3
2001	30.5	16.2
2002	31.1	16.2
2003	31.6	16.1
2004	32.1	16
2005	32.6	15.9
2006	33.1	15.7
2007	33.7	15.6
2008	34.2	15.6
2009	34.7	15.6
2010	35.1	15.7
2011	35.5	15.8
2012	35.7	16
2013	36	16
2014	36.3	16
2015	36.7	16.1
2016	37.1	16.1
2017	37.4	16.2
2018	37.7	16.2
2019	38.1	16.3
2020	38.5	16.3
2021	39	16.4
2022	39.6	16.5
2023	40.1	16.5
2024	40.6	16.6

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