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Estonia vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 129th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Somalia
Population
1355535
20177806
Population rank 155/197 66/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 66/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Estonia and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Somalia
Year GDP
Estonia Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 - $1,031,282,081
1991 - $717,974,930
1992 - $709,297,579
1993 $4,013,091,682 $1,260,132,956
1994 $4,123,011,420 $1,481,205,098
1995 $4,502,970,889 $1,534,756,135
1996 $4,786,018,988 $1,792,234,297
1997 $5,154,420,649 $2,191,749,014
1998 $5,674,080,543 $2,962,047,564
1999 $5,756,912,266 $3,045,751,528
2000 $5,686,579,748 $3,412,797,450
2001 $6,250,218,423 $2,252,847,465
2002 $7,370,119,619 $2,192,684,135
2003 $9,876,595,528 $2,836,724,352
2004 $12,148,595,031 $3,859,592,813
2005 $14,109,491,357 $4,683,246,454
2006 $17,025,671,810 $5,026,743,282
2007 $22,450,264,166 $5,430,713,729
2008 $24,342,935,404 $5,913,620,293
2009 $19,633,984,440 $2,948,594,552
2010 $19,524,355,419 $2,687,807,004
2011 $23,303,915,795 $2,906,000,097
2012 $23,237,406,116 $4,364,670,160
2013 $25,451,032,781 $5,062,881,600
2014 $27,055,689,003 $5,728,399,720
2015 $23,311,847,751 $6,152,149,100
2016 $24,561,027,788 $6,613,743,070
2017 $27,469,461,919 $7,621,501,710
2018 $31,222,632,741 $7,873,440,830
2019 $31,873,748,770 $8,655,023,960
2020 $31,820,771,494 $8,628,393,720
2021 $37,204,563,051 $9,483,997,390
2022 $38,376,046,175 $10,202,767,270
2023 $41,291,245,222 $10,968,517,090
2024 $42,764,929,169 $12,108,515,110

Estonia and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 - $145.6
1991 - $105.4
1992 - $109.2
1993 $2,686 $188.6
1994 $2,819 $210.8
1995 $3,134 $210.7
1996 $3,381 $237.2
1997 $3,683 $280.1
1998 $4,093 $363
1999 $4,141 $359
2000 $4,071 $386
2001 $4,503 $244.9
2002 $5,343 $229.6
2003 $7,205 $286.3
2004 $8,916 $375
2005 $10,415 $440
2006 $12,641 $458
2007 $16,745 $480
2008 $18,206 $507
2009 $14,712 $246.5
2010 $14,664 $219.2
2011 $17,556 $235.3
2012 $17,568 $350
2013 $19,310 $393
2014 $20,582 $429
2015 $17,722 $446
2016 $18,666 $461
2017 $20,852 $511
2018 $23,618 $510
2019 $24,021 $540
2020 $23,934 $518
2021 $27,954 $549
2022 $28,451 $573
2023 $30,133 $597
2024 $31,170 $637

Estonia vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Somalia
1950 66.4 41.5
1951 66.8 41.7
1952 67.2 41.9
1953 67.5 42.1
1954 67.8 42.3
1955 68.2 42.5
1956 68.5 42.7
1957 68.8 42.9
1958 68.8 43.1
1959 68.7 43.3
1960 69.3 43.5
1961 69.6 43.7
1962 69.8 44
1963 69.9 44.2
1964 70.6 44.4
1965 70.7 44.6
1966 70.7 44.8
1967 71 45.1
1968 70.6 45.3
1969 70.3 45.5
1970 70.4 45.6
1971 70.6 45.8
1972 70.4 46
1973 70.7 46.2
1974 70.8 44.3
1975 70.1 44.5
1976 69.7 44.7
1977 69.8 47
1978 69.7 47
1979 69.4 47.4
1980 69.5 47.6
1981 69.3 47.8
1982 69.9 48
1983 69.8 48.2
1984 69.6 48.4
1985 69.8 48.3
1986 70.9 48.4
1987 70.9 49
1988 71 43.9
1989 70.5 46.6
1990 69.9 46.9
1991 69.8 25.4
1992 69.2 25
1993 68.2 50.6
1994 66.7 50.3
1995 67.8 50.6
1996 70 50.5
1997 70.2 50.3
1998 69.8 50.8
1999 70.7 50.6
2000 71 50.7
2001 70.8 50.8
2002 71.4 50.8
2003 71.9 50.7
2004 72.4 50.7
2005 73 50.9
2006 73.2 50.9
2007 73.2 50.9
2008 74.3 51.5
2009 75.2 52.1
2010 75.9 48.9
2011 76.3 32.5
2012 76.4 49.1
2013 77.3 54
2014 77.1 54.4
2015 77.7 55.1
2016 77.8 55.3
2017 78.2 52.2
2018 78.3 54.8
2019 78.8 57.2
2020 78.9 57.1
2021 77.4 55.7
2022 78.2 53.9
2023 79.2 58.8
2024 79.3 59
2025 79.5 59.1

Estonia and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Somalia
Year Population
Estonia Somalia
1960 1,211,537 2,876,331
1961 1,225,077 2,952,054
1962 1,241,623 3,030,091
1963 1,258,857 3,110,361
1964 1,277,086 3,192,796
1965 1,294,566 3,277,874
1966 1,308,597 3,365,106
1967 1,318,946 3,454,537
1968 1,331,214 3,546,590
1969 1,345,249 3,641,015
1970 1,360,076 3,738,448
1971 1,376,955 3,837,691
1972 1,392,518 3,939,436
1973 1,405,951 4,045,592
1974 1,418,169 4,151,842
1975 1,429,352 4,257,535
1976 1,439,576 4,365,812
1977 1,450,211 4,484,050
1978 1,460,188 4,814,892
1979 1,468,333 5,449,117
1980 1,477,219 5,936,154
1981 1,487,666 5,982,849
1982 1,498,414 6,003,840
1983 1,508,745 6,198,430
1984 1,518,617 6,428,389
1985 1,528,781 6,693,289
1986 1,540,190 6,974,788
1987 1,552,221 7,228,302
1988 1,561,900 7,235,360
1989 1,568,131 7,114,817
1990 1,569,174 7,082,811
1991 1,561,314 6,813,760
1992 1,533,091 6,495,107
1993 1,494,128 6,681,399
1994 1,462,514 7,026,797
1995 1,436,634 7,285,007
1996 1,415,594 7,554,474
1997 1,399,535 7,824,525
1998 1,386,156 8,155,417
1999 1,390,244 8,492,059
2000 1,396,985 8,838,713
2001 1,388,115 9,198,493
2002 1,379,350 9,550,063
2003 1,370,720 9,909,157
2004 1,362,550 10,280,998
2005 1,354,775 10,644,228
2006 1,346,810 10,975,502
2007 1,340,680 11,322,582
2008 1,337,090 11,663,084
2009 1,334,515 11,961,201
2010 1,331,475 12,261,756
2011 1,327,439 12,348,830
2012 1,322,696 12,461,160
2013 1,317,997 12,869,594
2014 1,314,545 13,339,491
2015 1,315,407 13,806,963
2016 1,315,790 14,348,740
2017 1,317,384 14,916,629
2018 1,321,977 15,452,487
2019 1,326,898 16,030,971
2020 1,329,522 16,651,191
2021 1,330,932 17,271,431
2022 1,348,840 17,801,897
2023 1,370,286 18,358,615
2024 1,371,986 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Estonia and Somalia

Fertility rate
Estonia

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Somalia
1960 1.98 7.25
1961 1.98 7.25
1962 1.95 7.26
1963 1.89 7.26
1964 1.94 7.26
1965 1.88 7.26
1966 1.87 7.26
1967 1.9 7.25
1968 2.03 7.23
1969 2.13 7.21
1970 2.17 7.18
1971 2.19 7.15
1972 2.13 7.12
1973 2.06 7.09
1974 2.07 7.06
1975 2.04 7.03
1976 2.07 7.02
1977 2.06 7
1978 2.02 7.13
1979 2 7.16
1980 2.02 7.18
1981 2.07 7.23
1982 2.07 7.25
1983 2.16 7.28
1984 2.17 7.3
1985 2.13 7.33
1986 2.18 7.35
1987 2.27 7.37
1988 2.27 7.4
1989 2.22 7.42
1990 2.05 7.44
1991 1.8 7.47
1992 1.71 7.5
1993 1.49 7.53
1994 1.42 7.54
1995 1.38 7.58
1996 1.37 7.62
1997 1.32 7.66
1998 1.28 7.66
1999 1.3 7.66
2000 1.36 7.65
2001 1.32 7.64
2002 1.36 7.63
2003 1.37 7.6
2004 1.47 7.57
2005 1.52 7.53
2006 1.58 7.49
2007 1.69 7.46
2008 1.72 7.42
2009 1.7 7.38
2010 1.72 7.32
2011 1.61 7.27
2012 1.56 7.21
2013 1.52 7.14
2014 1.54 7.06
2015 1.58 6.98
2016 1.6 6.88
2017 1.59 6.77
2018 1.67 6.66
2019 1.66 6.56
2020 1.58 6.45
2021 1.61 6.35
2022 1.41 6.26
2023 1.31 6.13

Estonia and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Estonia Somalia
1960 32.2 18.1
1961 32.4 17.9
1962 32.5 17.8
1963 32.7 17.7
1964 32.8 17.6
1965 33 17.5
1966 33.2 17.5
1967 33.4 17.5
1968 33.6 17.5
1969 33.7 17.5
1970 33.7 17.5
1971 33.8 17.6
1972 33.9 17.6
1973 34.1 17.6
1974 34.2 17.7
1975 34.2 17.7
1976 34.3 17.7
1977 34.3 17.7
1978 34.2 17.7
1979 34 17.6
1980 33.9 17.6
1981 33.8 17.5
1982 33.8 17.4
1983 33.9 17.4
1984 33.9 17.3
1985 33.9 17.2
1986 34 17.1
1987 34 17
1988 34.1 16.8
1989 34.2 16.7
1990 34.3 16.5
1991 34.6 16.5
1992 35 16.7
1993 35.6 16.8
1994 36 16.7
1995 36.3 16.6
1996 36.7 16.5
1997 37 16.4
1998 37.3 16.4
1999 37.6 16.3
2000 38 16.3
2001 38.3 16.2
2002 38.5 16.2
2003 38.8 16.1
2004 39.1 16
2005 39.3 15.9
2006 39.6 15.7
2007 39.7 15.6
2008 39.8 15.6
2009 40 15.6
2010 40.3 15.7
2011 40.6 15.8
2012 40.9 16
2013 41.1 16
2014 41.4 16
2015 41.5 16.1
2016 41.7 16.1
2017 41.9 16.2
2018 42 16.2
2019 42.2 16.3
2020 42.4 16.3
2021 42.5 16.4
2022 42.7 16.5
2023 42.9 16.5
2024 43.3 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Estonia Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Estonia Somalia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
50.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Estonia Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Somalia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,321 mi
2018

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