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Ecuador vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 76th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador Somalia
Population
18414090
20177806
Population rank 71/197 66/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 63/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 105/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 93/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Ecuador and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

Somalia
Year GDP
Ecuador Somalia
1960 $2,069,464,937 $180,459,937
1961 $1,753,850,955 $191,659,914
1962 $1,518,207,703 $203,531,928
1963 $1,824,343,871 $216,145,936
1964 $2,244,146,103 $229,529,913
1965 $2,387,047,396 $243,725,898
1966 $2,429,308,639 $257,375,897
1967 $2,553,595,172 $271,781,887
1968 $2,582,179,864 $286,719,885
1969 $3,112,165,727 $306,357,285
1970 $2,862,503,139 $347,985,394
1971 $2,754,219,271 $347,039,446
1972 $3,185,986,087 $447,883,941
1973 $3,891,754,150 $483,699,611
1974 $6,599,257,044 $572,504,036
1975 $7,731,674,472 $757,015,879
1976 $9,091,921,030 $871,344,245
1977 $11,026,342,618 $498,550,725
1978 $11,922,497,876 $564,571,823
1979 $14,175,160,902 $589,566,929
1980 $17,881,508,242 $602,515,548
1981 $21,810,759,354 $699,302,473
1982 $19,929,846,396 $774,578,932
1983 $17,152,477,037 $735,408,642
1984 $16,912,509,092 $787,434,542
1985 $17,149,088,413 $875,702,247
1986 $15,314,138,472 $916,590,786
1987 $13,945,426,859 $1,018,972,664
1988 $13,051,881,851 $1,051,596,967
1989 $13,890,823,705 $1,181,360,844
1990 $15,239,272,612 $1,031,282,081
1991 $16,988,535,268 $717,974,930
1992 $18,094,238,119 $709,297,579
1993 $18,938,717,359 $1,260,132,956
1994 $22,708,673,337 $1,481,205,098
1995 $24,432,884,442 $1,534,756,135
1996 $25,226,393,197 $1,792,234,297
1997 $28,162,053,027 $2,191,749,014
1998 $27,981,896,948 $2,962,047,564
1999 $19,645,272,636 $3,045,751,528
2000 $17,539,454,727 $3,412,797,450
2001 $23,127,055,000 $2,252,847,465
2002 $27,054,197,000 $2,192,684,135
2003 $30,965,208,000 $2,836,724,352
2004 $35,194,947,000 $3,859,592,813
2005 $40,278,849,000 $4,683,246,454
2006 $45,690,762,000 $5,026,743,282
2007 $49,848,725,000 $5,430,713,729
2008 $61,139,438,000 $5,913,620,293
2009 $60,094,978,000 $2,948,594,552
2010 $68,151,329,000 $2,687,807,004
2011 $78,986,648,000 $2,906,000,097
2012 $87,735,048,000 $4,364,670,160
2013 $96,570,334,000 $5,062,881,600
2014 $102,717,794,000 $5,728,399,720
2015 $97,209,558,000 $6,152,149,100
2016 $97,671,433,000 $6,613,743,070
2017 $104,467,486,000 $7,621,501,710
2018 $107,478,961,000 $7,873,440,830
2019 $107,595,830,000 $8,655,023,960
2020 $95,865,473,000 $8,628,393,720
2021 $107,179,074,000 $9,483,997,390
2022 $116,133,121,000 $10,202,767,270
2023 $121,147,057,000 $10,968,517,090
2024 $124,676,074,700 $12,108,515,110

Ecuador and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador Somalia
1960 $451 $62.7
1961 $371 $64.9
1962 $312 $67.2
1963 $365 $69.5
1964 $436 $71.9
1965 $450 $74.4
1966 $445 $76.5
1967 $454 $78.7
1968 $445 $80.8
1969 $521 $84.1
1970 $465 $93.1
1971 $434 $90.4
1972 $488 $113.7
1973 $579 $119.6
1974 $954 $137.9
1975 $1,086 $177.8
1976 $1,242 $199.6
1977 $1,465 $111.2
1978 $1,541 $117.3
1979 $1,783 $108.2
1980 $2,190 $101.5
1981 $2,601 $116.9
1982 $2,314 $129
1983 $1,940 $118.6
1984 $1,864 $122.5
1985 $1,842 $130.8
1986 $1,604 $131.4
1987 $1,426 $141
1988 $1,304 $145.3
1989 $1,356 $166
1990 $1,455 $145.6
1991 $1,587 $105.4
1992 $1,655 $109.2
1993 $1,698 $188.6
1994 $1,997 $210.8
1995 $2,108 $210.7
1996 $2,136 $237.2
1997 $2,341 $280.1
1998 $2,284 $363
1999 $1,575 $359
2000 $1,382 $386
2001 $1,791 $244.9
2002 $2,059 $229.6
2003 $2,316 $286.3
2004 $2,586 $375
2005 $2,909 $440
2006 $3,244 $458
2007 $3,479 $480
2008 $4,195 $507
2009 $4,053 $246.5
2010 $4,520 $219.2
2011 $5,154 $235.3
2012 $5,634 $350
2013 $6,109 $393
2014 $6,406 $429
2015 $5,976 $446
2016 $5,918 $461
2017 $6,233 $511
2018 $6,304 $510
2019 $6,205 $540
2020 $5,464 $518
2021 $6,061 $549
2022 $6,516 $573
2023 $6,738 $597
2024 $6,875 $637

Ecuador vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador Somalia
1950 48.4 41.5
1951 48.9 41.7
1952 49.2 41.9
1953 49.6 42.1
1954 50 42.3
1955 50.4 42.5
1956 50.9 42.7
1957 51.5 42.9
1958 52.1 43.1
1959 52.7 43.3
1960 53.4 43.5
1961 54.1 43.7
1962 54.7 44
1963 55.3 44.2
1964 56 44.4
1965 56.5 44.6
1966 57 44.8
1967 57.5 45.1
1968 57.9 45.3
1969 58.3 45.5
1970 58.8 45.6
1971 59.3 45.8
1972 59.8 46
1973 60.3 46.2
1974 60.7 44.3
1975 61.1 44.5
1976 61.4 44.7
1977 61.9 47
1978 62.4 47
1979 62.9 47.4
1980 63.3 47.6
1981 63.8 47.8
1982 64.3 48
1983 64.7 48.2
1984 65.2 48.4
1985 65.6 48.3
1986 66.1 48.4
1987 66.6 49
1988 67 43.9
1989 67.8 46.6
1990 68.4 46.9
1991 69 25.4
1992 69.5 25
1993 70.1 50.6
1994 70.9 50.3
1995 71.3 50.6
1996 71.8 50.5
1997 72 50.3
1998 71.9 50.8
1999 71.9 50.6
2000 72.1 50.7
2001 72.6 50.8
2002 73.2 50.8
2003 73.6 50.7
2004 73.9 50.7
2005 73.9 50.9
2006 74 50.9
2007 74.2 50.9
2008 74.7 51.5
2009 74.9 52.1
2010 75.2 48.9
2011 75.2 32.5
2012 75.5 49.1
2013 75.8 54
2014 76.1 54.4
2015 76.2 55.1
2016 76.1 55.3
2017 76.2 52.2
2018 77.2 54.8
2019 77.3 57.2
2020 72 57.1
2021 72.7 55.7
2022 76.6 53.9
2023 77.4 58.8
2024 77.6 59
2025 77.8 59.1

Ecuador and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

Somalia
Year Population
Ecuador Somalia
1960 4,590,891 2,876,331
1961 4,722,331 2,952,054
1962 4,859,269 3,030,091
1963 5,001,716 3,110,361
1964 5,149,918 3,192,796
1965 5,303,963 3,277,874
1966 5,463,748 3,365,106
1967 5,629,057 3,454,537
1968 5,799,680 3,546,590
1969 5,975,236 3,641,015
1970 6,155,387 3,738,448
1971 6,340,052 3,837,691
1972 6,529,034 3,939,436
1973 6,722,033 4,045,592
1974 6,918,573 4,151,842
1975 7,118,251 4,257,535
1976 7,320,912 4,365,812
1977 7,526,819 4,484,050
1978 7,736,167 4,814,892
1979 7,948,869 5,449,117
1980 8,165,877 5,936,154
1981 8,386,910 5,982,849
1982 8,611,298 6,003,840
1983 8,840,417 6,198,430
1984 9,074,782 6,428,389
1985 9,311,154 6,693,289
1986 9,545,998 6,974,788
1987 9,779,290 7,228,302
1988 10,010,808 7,235,360
1989 10,241,852 7,114,817
1990 10,473,673 7,082,811
1991 10,702,380 6,813,760
1992 10,930,128 6,495,107
1993 11,154,274 6,681,399
1994 11,372,197 7,026,797
1995 11,590,514 7,285,007
1996 11,810,950 7,554,474
1997 12,031,127 7,824,525
1998 12,251,184 8,155,417
1999 12,470,795 8,492,059
2000 12,689,206 8,838,713
2001 12,910,740 9,198,493
2002 13,138,472 9,550,063
2003 13,372,306 9,909,157
2004 13,608,701 10,280,998
2005 13,846,163 10,644,228
2006 14,086,131 10,975,502
2007 14,328,773 11,322,582
2008 14,575,202 11,663,084
2009 14,825,954 11,961,201
2010 15,076,695 12,261,756
2011 15,326,227 12,348,830
2012 15,572,194 12,461,160
2013 15,807,128 12,869,594
2014 16,035,124 13,339,491
2015 16,266,225 13,806,963
2016 16,505,139 14,348,740
2017 16,759,519 14,916,629
2018 17,049,547 15,452,487
2019 17,340,021 16,030,971
2020 17,546,065 16,651,191
2021 17,682,454 17,271,431
2022 17,823,897 17,801,897
2023 17,980,083 18,358,615
2024 18,135,478 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Ecuador and Somalia

Fertility rate
Ecuador

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Somalia
1960 6.72 7.25
1961 6.7 7.25
1962 6.68 7.26
1963 6.65 7.26
1964 6.61 7.26
1965 6.56 7.26
1966 6.51 7.26
1967 6.44 7.25
1968 6.35 7.23
1969 6.25 7.21
1970 6.14 7.18
1971 6.01 7.15
1972 5.87 7.12
1973 5.73 7.09
1974 5.58 7.06
1975 5.43 7.03
1976 5.28 7.02
1977 5.13 7
1978 4.99 7.13
1979 4.86 7.16
1980 4.73 7.18
1981 4.61 7.23
1982 4.5 7.25
1983 4.39 7.28
1984 4.31 7.3
1985 4.14 7.33
1986 4 7.35
1987 3.87 7.37
1988 3.79 7.4
1989 3.74 7.42
1990 3.68 7.44
1991 3.63 7.47
1992 3.58 7.5
1993 3.49 7.53
1994 3.42 7.54
1995 3.38 7.58
1996 3.35 7.62
1997 3.29 7.66
1998 3.23 7.66
1999 3.17 7.66
2000 3.1 7.65
2001 3.04 7.64
2002 2.97 7.63
2003 2.91 7.6
2004 2.85 7.57
2005 2.8 7.53
2006 2.75 7.49
2007 2.7 7.46
2008 2.69 7.42
2009 2.68 7.38
2010 2.62 7.32
2011 2.61 7.27
2012 2.51 7.21
2013 2.36 7.14
2014 2.27 7.06
2015 2.21 6.98
2016 2.12 6.88
2017 2.13 6.77
2018 2.11 6.66
2019 2.04 6.56
2020 1.97 6.45
2021 1.91 6.35
2022 1.86 6.26
2023 1.82 6.13

Ecuador and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Ecuador Somalia
1960 18.2 18.1
1961 18 17.9
1962 17.9 17.8
1963 17.8 17.7
1964 17.8 17.6
1965 17.7 17.5
1966 17.7 17.5
1967 17.7 17.5
1968 17.7 17.5
1969 17.7 17.5
1970 17.7 17.5
1971 17.8 17.6
1972 17.8 17.6
1973 17.9 17.6
1974 17.9 17.7
1975 18 17.7
1976 18.1 17.7
1977 18.2 17.7
1978 18.3 17.7
1979 18.4 17.6
1980 18.5 17.6
1981 18.6 17.5
1982 18.8 17.4
1983 18.9 17.4
1984 19.1 17.3
1985 19.2 17.2
1986 19.4 17.1
1987 19.6 17
1988 19.8 16.8
1989 20 16.7
1990 20.2 16.5
1991 20.4 16.5
1992 20.6 16.7
1993 20.8 16.8
1994 21 16.7
1995 21.2 16.6
1996 21.4 16.5
1997 21.6 16.4
1998 21.8 16.4
1999 22 16.3
2000 22.2 16.3
2001 22.4 16.2
2002 22.7 16.2
2003 22.9 16.1
2004 23.2 16
2005 23.4 15.9
2006 23.7 15.7
2007 24 15.6
2008 24.2 15.6
2009 24.5 15.6
2010 24.8 15.7
2011 25.1 15.8
2012 25.4 16
2013 25.7 16
2014 26 16
2015 26.4 16.1
2016 26.8 16.1
2017 27.2 16.2
2018 27.5 16.2
2019 27.9 16.3
2020 28.3 16.3
2021 28.6 16.4
2022 29 16.5
2023 29.4 16.5
2024 29.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Ecuador Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Ecuador Somalia
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
1.24%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Ecuador Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador Somalia
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
9,321 mi
2018

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