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Russia vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 1st vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Somalia
Population
142718132
20177806
Population rank 9/197 66/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 98/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Russia and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Russia and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Russia

Somalia
Year GDP
Russia 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 $554,828,660,436 $1,051,596,967
1989 $506,631,299,735 $1,181,360,844
1990 $517,014,446,228 $1,031,282,081
1991 $517,962,962,963 $717,974,930
1992 $460,290,556,901 $709,297,579
1993 $435,083,713,851 $1,260,132,956
1994 $395,077,301,248 $1,481,205,098
1995 $395,537,185,735 $1,534,756,135
1996 $391,724,890,744 $1,792,234,297
1997 $404,928,954,192 $2,191,749,014
1998 $270,955,486,862 $2,962,047,564
1999 $195,907,128,351 $3,045,751,528
2000 $259,710,142,197 $3,412,797,450
2001 $306,602,070,621 $2,252,847,465
2002 $345,470,494,418 $2,192,684,135
2003 $430,347,420,185 $2,836,724,352
2004 $591,016,690,732 $3,859,592,813
2005 $764,015,973,481 $4,683,246,454
2006 $989,932,071,353 $5,026,743,282
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $5,430,713,729
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $5,913,620,293
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $2,948,594,552
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $2,687,807,004
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $2,906,000,097
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $4,364,670,160
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $5,062,881,600
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $5,728,399,720
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $6,152,149,100
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $6,613,743,070
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $7,621,501,710
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $7,873,440,830
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $8,655,023,960
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $8,628,393,720
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $9,483,997,390
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $10,202,767,270
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $10,968,517,090
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $12,108,515,110

Russia and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Russia 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 $3,778 $145.3
1989 $3,430 $166
1990 $3,494 $145.6
1991 $3,490 $105.4
1992 $3,099 $109.2
1993 $2,931 $188.6
1994 $2,662 $210.8
1995 $2,666 $210.7
1996 $2,644 $237.2
1997 $2,738 $280.1
1998 $1,835 $363
1999 $1,331 $359
2000 $1,772 $386
2001 $2,100 $244.9
2002 $2,378 $229.6
2003 $2,975 $286.3
2004 $4,102 $375
2005 $5,323 $440
2006 $6,920 $458
2007 $9,101 $480
2008 $11,635 $507
2009 $8,563 $246.5
2010 $10,675 $219.2
2011 $14,305 $235.3
2012 $15,402 $350
2013 $15,941 $393
2014 $14,277 $429
2015 $9,427 $446
2016 $8,804 $461
2017 $10,835 $511
2018 $11,399 $510
2019 $11,640 $540
2020 $10,280 $518
2021 $12,637 $549
2022 $15,888 $573
2023 $14,403 $597
2024 $15,145 $637

Russia vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Somalia
1950 55.5 41.5
1951 55.3 41.7
1952 57.6 41.9
1953 58.8 42.1
1954 59.9 42.3
1955 62.1 42.5
1956 66.5 42.7
1957 66 42.9
1958 67.7 43.1
1959 67.4 43.3
1960 68.3 43.5
1961 68.6 43.7
1962 68.5 44
1963 69.1 44.2
1964 69.5 44.4
1965 69.3 44.6
1966 69.4 44.8
1967 69.2 45.1
1968 69.1 45.3
1969 68.6 45.5
1970 68.7 45.6
1971 68.9 45.8
1972 68.8 46
1973 68.9 46.2
1974 68.7 44.3
1975 68.3 44.5
1976 68.1 44.7
1977 67.9 47
1978 67.8 47
1979 67.6 47.4
1980 67.5 47.6
1981 67.6 47.8
1982 68.1 48
1983 68 48.2
1984 67.6 48.4
1985 68.3 48.3
1986 70 48.4
1987 70.1 49
1988 69.9 43.9
1989 69.7 46.6
1990 69.3 46.9
1991 69 25.4
1992 67.8 25
1993 65 50.6
1994 63.8 50.3
1995 64 50.6
1996 65.4 50.5
1997 66.6 50.3
1998 66.9 50.8
1999 65.6 50.6
2000 65 50.7
2001 65 50.8
2002 64.7 50.8
2003 64.7 50.7
2004 65.1 50.7
2005 65.2 50.9
2006 66.5 50.9
2007 67.5 50.9
2008 67.9 51.5
2009 68.7 52.1
2010 68.2 48.9
2011 69.7 32.5
2012 70.1 49.1
2013 70.6 54
2014 70.8 54.4
2015 71.3 55.1
2016 71.9 55.3
2017 72.8 52.2
2018 72.9 54.8
2019 73.1 57.2
2020 71.2 57.1
2021 69.8 55.7
2022 72.5 53.9
2023 73.2 58.8
2024 73.3 59
2025 73.5 59.1

Russia and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Somalia
Year Population
Russia Somalia
1960 119,897,000 2,876,331
1961 121,236,000 2,952,054
1962 122,591,000 3,030,091
1963 123,960,000 3,110,361
1964 125,345,000 3,192,796
1965 126,745,000 3,277,874
1966 127,468,000 3,365,106
1967 128,196,000 3,454,537
1968 128,928,000 3,546,590
1969 129,664,000 3,641,015
1970 130,404,000 3,738,448
1971 131,155,000 3,837,691
1972 131,909,000 3,939,436
1973 132,669,000 4,045,592
1974 133,432,000 4,151,842
1975 134,200,000 4,257,535
1976 135,147,000 4,365,812
1977 136,100,000 4,484,050
1978 137,060,000 4,814,892
1979 138,027,000 5,449,117
1980 139,010,000 5,936,154
1981 139,941,000 5,982,849
1982 140,823,000 6,003,840
1983 141,668,000 6,198,430
1984 142,745,000 6,428,389
1985 143,858,000 6,693,289
1986 144,894,000 6,974,788
1987 145,908,000 7,228,302
1988 146,857,000 7,235,360
1989 147,721,000 7,114,817
1990 147,969,406 7,082,811
1991 148,394,216 6,813,760
1992 148,538,197 6,495,107
1993 148,458,777 6,681,399
1994 148,407,912 7,026,797
1995 148,375,787 7,285,007
1996 148,160,129 7,554,474
1997 147,915,361 7,824,525
1998 147,670,784 8,155,417
1999 147,214,776 8,492,059
2000 146,596,869 8,838,713
2001 145,976,482 9,198,493
2002 145,306,497 9,550,063
2003 144,648,618 9,909,157
2004 144,067,316 10,280,998
2005 143,518,814 10,644,228
2006 143,049,637 10,975,502
2007 142,805,114 11,322,582
2008 142,742,366 11,663,084
2009 142,785,348 11,961,201
2010 142,849,468 12,261,756
2011 143,018,195 12,348,830
2012 143,378,447 12,461,160
2013 143,805,638 12,869,594
2014 144,237,223 13,339,491
2015 144,640,716 13,806,963
2016 145,015,460 14,348,740
2017 145,293,260 14,916,629
2018 145,398,106 15,452,487
2019 145,453,291 16,030,971
2020 145,245,148 16,651,191
2021 144,746,762 17,271,431
2022 144,236,933 17,801,897
2023 143,826,130 18,358,615
2024 143,533,851 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Russia and Somalia

Fertility rate
Russia

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Russia Somalia
1960 2.52 7.25
1961 2.45 7.25
1962 2.36 7.26
1963 2.27 7.26
1964 2.18 7.26
1965 2.13 7.26
1966 2.1 7.26
1967 2.04 7.25
1968 1.99 7.23
1969 1.97 7.21
1970 1.99 7.18
1971 2.03 7.15
1972 2.04 7.12
1973 2.01 7.09
1974 2 7.06
1975 1.98 7.03
1976 1.97 7.02
1977 1.95 7
1978 1.92 7.13
1979 1.9 7.16
1980 1.89 7.18
1981 1.91 7.23
1982 2.04 7.25
1983 2.11 7.28
1984 2.06 7.3
1985 2.05 7.33
1986 2.15 7.35
1987 2.22 7.37
1988 2.12 7.4
1989 2.01 7.42
1990 1.89 7.44
1991 1.73 7.47
1992 1.55 7.5
1993 1.39 7.53
1994 1.4 7.54
1995 1.34 7.58
1996 1.27 7.62
1997 1.22 7.66
1998 1.23 7.66
1999 1.16 7.66
2000 1.2 7.65
2001 1.22 7.64
2002 1.29 7.63
2003 1.32 7.6
2004 1.34 7.57
2005 1.29 7.53
2006 1.31 7.49
2007 1.42 7.46
2008 1.5 7.42
2009 1.54 7.38
2010 1.57 7.32
2011 1.58 7.27
2012 1.69 7.21
2013 1.71 7.14
2014 1.75 7.06
2015 1.78 6.98
2016 1.76 6.88
2017 1.62 6.77
2018 1.58 6.66
2019 1.5 6.56
2020 1.51 6.45
2021 1.51 6.35
2022 1.42 6.26
2023 1.41 6.13

Russia and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Russia Somalia
1960 27.1 18.1
1961 27.4 17.9
1962 27.7 17.8
1963 28.1 17.7
1964 28.3 17.6
1965 28.6 17.5
1966 28.9 17.5
1967 29.2 17.5
1968 29.8 17.5
1969 30.3 17.5
1970 30.7 17.5
1971 31 17.6
1972 31.1 17.6
1973 31.1 17.6
1974 30.9 17.7
1975 30.7 17.7
1976 30.6 17.7
1977 30.9 17.7
1978 31 17.7
1979 31.1 17.6
1980 31.3 17.6
1981 31.4 17.5
1982 31.6 17.4
1983 31.7 17.4
1984 31.8 17.3
1985 32 17.2
1986 32.2 17.1
1987 32.4 17
1988 32.6 16.8
1989 32.9 16.7
1990 33.2 16.5
1991 33.6 16.5
1992 33.9 16.7
1993 34.4 16.8
1994 34.7 16.7
1995 35 16.6
1996 35.3 16.5
1997 35.7 16.4
1998 36 16.4
1999 36.3 16.3
2000 36.6 16.3
2001 36.8 16.2
2002 36.9 16.2
2003 37 16.1
2004 37.2 16
2005 37.4 15.9
2006 37.6 15.7
2007 37.7 15.6
2008 37.8 15.6
2009 37.9 15.6
2010 38 15.7
2011 38.1 15.8
2012 38.3 16
2013 38.4 16
2014 38.6 16
2015 38.7 16.1
2016 38.8 16.1
2017 39 16.2
2018 39.2 16.2
2019 39.4 16.3
2020 39.7 16.3
2021 39.9 16.4
2022 40.1 16.5
2023 40.5 16.5
2024 40.9 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Russia Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Russia Somalia
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
4.84%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Russia Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Somalia
% of world land
11%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
9,321 mi
2018

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