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Rwanda vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 146th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Somalia
Population
14826674
20177806
Population rank 77/197 66/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 144/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 177/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$672
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 156/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Rwanda and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Somalia
Year GDP
Rwanda Somalia
1960 $119,000,024 $180,459,937
1961 $122,000,016 $191,659,914
1962 $125,000,008 $203,531,928
1963 $128,000,000 $216,145,936
1964 $129,999,994 $229,529,913
1965 $148,799,980 $243,725,898
1966 $124,525,703 $257,375,897
1967 $159,560,018 $271,781,887
1968 $172,200,018 $286,719,885
1969 $188,700,037 $306,357,285
1970 $219,900,006 $347,985,394
1971 $222,952,504 $347,039,446
1972 $246,457,838 $447,883,941
1973 $290,746,157 $483,699,611
1974 $308,458,423 $572,504,036
1975 $571,863,500 $757,015,879
1976 $637,753,853 $871,344,245
1977 $746,650,613 $498,550,725
1978 $905,709,076 $564,571,823
1979 $1,109,346,131 $589,566,929
1980 $1,254,765,642 $602,515,548
1981 $1,407,062,527 $699,302,473
1982 $1,407,243,139 $774,578,932
1983 $1,479,687,587 $735,408,642
1984 $1,587,413,084 $787,434,542
1985 $1,715,626,331 $875,702,247
1986 $1,944,710,684 $916,590,786
1987 $2,157,432,668 $1,018,972,664
1988 $2,395,492,687 $1,051,596,967
1989 $2,405,022,593 $1,181,360,844
1990 $2,550,185,679 $1,031,282,081
1991 $1,911,600,237 $717,974,930
1992 $2,029,026,962 $709,297,579
1993 $1,971,525,712 $1,260,132,956
1994 $753,636,370 $1,481,205,098
1995 $1,293,535,193 $1,534,756,135
1996 $1,382,334,879 $1,792,234,297
1997 $1,851,558,197 $2,191,749,014
1998 $1,989,343,546 $2,962,047,564
1999 $2,157,108,263 $3,045,751,528
2000 $2,068,836,754 $3,412,797,450
2001 $1,966,600,715 $2,252,847,465
2002 $1,966,003,468 $2,192,684,135
2003 $2,138,237,279 $2,836,724,352
2004 $2,376,496,067 $3,859,592,813
2005 $2,933,819,766 $4,683,246,454
2006 $3,319,784,539 $5,026,743,282
2007 $4,070,507,895 $5,430,713,729
2008 $5,179,854,065 $5,913,620,293
2009 $5,674,476,969 $2,948,594,552
2010 $6,124,756,654 $2,687,807,004
2011 $6,884,913,658 $2,906,000,097
2012 $7,654,761,045 $4,364,670,160
2013 $7,819,964,024 $5,062,881,600
2014 $8,238,966,120 $5,728,399,720
2015 $8,543,760,206 $6,152,149,100
2016 $8,695,272,061 $6,613,743,070
2017 $9,252,833,894 $7,621,501,710
2018 $9,637,904,519 $7,873,440,830
2019 $10,349,300,277 $8,655,023,960
2020 $10,174,386,855 $8,628,393,720
2021 $11,078,787,095 $9,483,997,390
2022 $13,316,161,006 $10,202,767,270
2023 $14,331,722,700 $10,968,517,090
2024 $14,251,642,231 $12,108,515,110

Rwanda and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Somalia
1960 $39.4 $62.7
1961 $39.3 $64.9
1962 $39.2 $67.2
1963 $39.3 $69.5
1964 $39 $71.9
1965 $43.5 $74.4
1966 $35.4 $76.5
1967 $44 $78.7
1968 $46 $80.8
1969 $48.9 $84.1
1970 $55.2 $93.1
1971 $54.4 $90.4
1972 $58.4 $113.7
1973 $66.9 $119.6
1974 $68.9 $137.9
1975 $124.1 $177.8
1976 $134.4 $199.6
1977 $152.7 $111.2
1978 $179.9 $117.3
1979 $213.8 $108.2
1980 $234.4 $101.5
1981 $254.6 $116.9
1982 $246.4 $129
1983 $250.6 $118.6
1984 $259.9 $122.5
1985 $271.6 $130.8
1986 $297.7 $131.4
1987 $320 $141
1988 $344 $145.3
1989 $335 $166
1990 $346 $145.6
1991 $254 $105.4
1992 $264.1 $109.2
1993 $247 $188.6
1994 $111 $210.8
1995 $228 $210.7
1996 $206 $237.2
1997 $238.7 $280.1
1998 $246.2 $363
1999 $264.7 $359
2000 $251.9 $386
2001 $237.3 $244.9
2002 $234 $229.6
2003 $249 $286.3
2004 $269.5 $375
2005 $324 $440
2006 $357 $458
2007 $426 $480
2008 $528 $507
2009 $564 $246.5
2010 $594 $219.2
2011 $651 $235.3
2012 $707 $350
2013 $705 $393
2014 $725 $429
2015 $734 $446
2016 $730 $461
2017 $758 $511
2018 $772 $510
2019 $810 $540
2020 $779 $518
2021 $830 $549
2022 $975 $573
2023 $1,027 $597
2024 $1,000 $637

Rwanda vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Somalia
1950 43.2 41.5
1951 43.5 41.7
1952 43.8 41.9
1953 44.1 42.1
1954 44.4 42.3
1955 44.8 42.5
1956 45.2 42.7
1957 45.6 42.9
1958 46.1 43.1
1959 46.5 43.3
1960 47 43.5
1961 47.5 43.7
1962 47.8 44
1963 44 44.2
1964 48.1 44.4
1965 48.2 44.6
1966 48.1 44.8
1967 48 45.1
1968 47.7 45.3
1969 47.4 45.5
1970 47.1 45.6
1971 46.8 45.8
1972 46.3 46
1973 45.9 46.2
1974 45.6 44.3
1975 45.3 44.5
1976 45.3 44.7
1977 45.6 47
1978 46.2 47
1979 47.1 47.4
1980 48.1 47.6
1981 49.2 47.8
1982 50.2 48
1983 50.9 48.2
1984 51.4 48.4
1985 51.7 48.3
1986 51.7 48.4
1987 51.5 49
1988 50.9 43.9
1989 49.5 46.6
1990 47.8 46.9
1991 46.2 25.4
1992 44.4 25
1993 42.9 50.6
1994 12.2 50.3
1995 41.5 50.6
1996 42.5 50.5
1997 42 50.3
1998 43.1 50.8
1999 45.7 50.6
2000 47.8 50.7
2001 49.5 50.8
2002 51.3 50.8
2003 53.5 50.7
2004 55.5 50.7
2005 57 50.9
2006 58.3 50.9
2007 59.5 50.9
2008 60.6 51.5
2009 61.8 52.1
2010 62.8 48.9
2011 63.5 32.5
2012 64.2 49.1
2013 64.7 54
2014 65.1 54.4
2015 65.4 55.1
2016 65.7 55.3
2017 66.1 52.2
2018 66.4 54.8
2019 66.7 57.2
2020 67 57.1
2021 66.8 55.7
2022 67.5 53.9
2023 67.8 58.8
2024 68 59
2025 68.2 59.1

Rwanda and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Somalia
Year Population
Rwanda Somalia
1960 3,022,294 2,876,331
1961 3,106,779 2,952,054
1962 3,186,025 3,030,091
1963 3,258,890 3,110,361
1964 3,334,834 3,192,796
1965 3,423,210 3,277,874
1966 3,521,626 3,365,106
1967 3,629,577 3,454,537
1968 3,744,010 3,546,590
1969 3,861,271 3,641,015
1970 3,980,669 3,738,448
1971 4,100,044 3,837,691
1972 4,220,335 3,939,436
1973 4,345,047 4,045,592
1974 4,474,228 4,151,842
1975 4,607,728 4,257,535
1976 4,745,954 4,365,812
1977 4,888,240 4,484,050
1978 5,035,171 4,814,892
1979 5,189,541 5,449,117
1980 5,353,259 5,936,154
1981 5,527,230 5,982,849
1982 5,711,549 6,003,840
1983 5,905,311 6,198,430
1984 6,107,627 6,428,389
1985 6,317,228 6,693,289
1986 6,531,881 6,974,788
1987 6,749,493 7,228,302
1988 6,968,071 7,235,360
1989 7,184,706 7,114,817
1990 7,375,307 7,082,811
1991 7,526,966 6,813,760
1992 7,683,266 6,495,107
1993 7,981,132 6,681,399
1994 6,792,352 7,026,797
1995 5,674,118 7,285,007
1996 6,708,764 7,554,474
1997 7,755,238 7,824,525
1998 8,081,681 8,155,417
1999 8,147,912 8,492,059
2000 8,213,931 8,838,713
2001 8,287,094 9,198,493
2002 8,400,180 9,550,063
2003 8,586,875 9,909,157
2004 8,816,844 10,280,998
2005 9,054,528 10,644,228
2006 9,299,246 10,975,502
2007 9,549,933 11,322,582
2008 9,804,269 11,663,084
2009 10,060,432 11,961,201
2010 10,317,553 12,261,756
2011 10,573,733 12,348,830
2012 10,829,901 12,461,160
2013 11,093,340 12,869,594
2014 11,364,757 13,339,491
2015 11,640,022 13,806,963
2016 11,919,183 14,348,740
2017 12,202,060 14,916,629
2018 12,487,996 15,452,487
2019 12,776,103 16,030,971
2020 13,065,837 16,651,191
2021 13,355,260 17,271,431
2022 13,651,030 17,801,897
2023 13,954,471 18,358,615
2024 14,256,567 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Somalia

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Somalia
1960 8.28 7.25
1961 8.28 7.25
1962 8.27 7.26
1963 8.27 7.26
1964 8.27 7.26
1965 8.25 7.26
1966 8.23 7.26
1967 8.21 7.25
1968 8.19 7.23
1969 8.18 7.21
1970 8.15 7.18
1971 8.09 7.15
1972 8.09 7.12
1973 8.09 7.09
1974 8.1 7.06
1975 8.1 7.03
1976 8.12 7.02
1977 8.14 7
1978 8.16 7.13
1979 8.13 7.16
1980 8.12 7.18
1981 8.1 7.23
1982 8.06 7.25
1983 8 7.28
1984 7.91 7.3
1985 7.79 7.33
1986 7.61 7.35
1987 7.43 7.37
1988 7.23 7.4
1989 7.03 7.42
1990 6.8 7.44
1991 6.62 7.47
1992 6.54 7.5
1993 6.48 7.53
1994 6.42 7.54
1995 6.35 7.58
1996 6.29 7.62
1997 6.24 7.66
1998 6.17 7.66
1999 6.06 7.66
2000 5.97 7.65
2001 5.89 7.64
2002 5.82 7.63
2003 5.74 7.6
2004 5.64 7.57
2005 5.5 7.53
2006 5.34 7.49
2007 5.14 7.46
2008 4.92 7.42
2009 4.71 7.38
2010 4.52 7.32
2011 4.33 7.27
2012 4.2 7.21
2013 4.14 7.14
2014 4.12 7.06
2015 4.11 6.98
2016 4.11 6.88
2017 4.08 6.77
2018 4.05 6.66
2019 3.99 6.56
2020 3.91 6.45
2021 3.84 6.35
2022 3.78 6.26
2023 3.7 6.13

Rwanda and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Somalia
1960 15.5 18.1
1961 15.1 17.9
1962 14.9 17.8
1963 14.8 17.7
1964 14.7 17.6
1965 14.8 17.5
1966 14.9 17.5
1967 15.1 17.5
1968 15.3 17.5
1969 15.5 17.5
1970 15.7 17.5
1971 15.9 17.6
1972 16 17.6
1973 16.2 17.6
1974 16.3 17.7
1975 16.4 17.7
1976 16.5 17.7
1977 16.6 17.7
1978 16.6 17.7
1979 16.5 17.6
1980 16.5 17.6
1981 16.4 17.5
1982 16.2 17.4
1983 16.1 17.4
1984 16 17.3
1985 15.8 17.2
1986 15.7 17.1
1987 15.6 17
1988 15.6 16.8
1989 15.5 16.7
1990 15.5 16.5
1991 15.5 16.5
1992 15.6 16.7
1993 15.7 16.8
1994 15 16.7
1995 14.3 16.6
1996 14.6 16.5
1997 14.8 16.4
1998 15.3 16.4
1999 15.8 16.3
2000 16.3 16.3
2001 16.8 16.2
2002 17.1 16.2
2003 17.4 16.1
2004 17.6 16
2005 17.8 15.9
2006 18 15.7
2007 18.1 15.6
2008 18.3 15.6
2009 18.4 15.6
2010 18.5 15.7
2011 18.7 15.8
2012 18.8 16
2013 19 16
2014 19.1 16
2015 19.3 16.1
2016 19.4 16.1
2017 19.6 16.2
2018 19.7 16.2
2019 19.8 16.3
2020 19.9 16.3
2021 20 16.4
2022 20.3 16.5
2023 20.5 16.5
2024 20.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
50%
2017
38.7%
2014

Energy

Rwanda Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Rwanda Somalia
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
15%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Rwanda Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Somalia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
9,321 mi
2018

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