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Singapore vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Singapore has a population of 6.04M (ranked 113/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Singapore's land area is 277.2 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 177th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Singapore Somalia
Population
6105665
20177806
Population rank 113/197 66/197
GDP
$547B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 27/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$90,674
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 7/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,689
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$954B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
174.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$158,044
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 1/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$55,248
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
277.2 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.97
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
36.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Singapore and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Singapore and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Singapore

Somalia
Year GDP
Singapore Somalia
1960 $704,751,700 $180,459,937
1961 $764,629,788 $191,659,914
1962 $826,239,212 $203,531,928
1963 $917,608,012 $216,145,936
1964 $894,153,311 $229,529,913
1965 $974,644,096 $243,725,898
1966 $1,096,425,608 $257,375,897
1967 $1,238,035,816 $271,781,887
1968 $1,425,706,091 $286,719,885
1969 $1,659,893,768 $306,357,285
1970 $1,920,574,150 $347,985,394
1971 $2,263,785,444 $347,039,446
1972 $2,721,440,981 $447,883,941
1973 $3,696,213,333 $483,699,611
1974 $5,221,534,956 $572,504,036
1975 $5,633,673,930 $757,015,879
1976 $6,327,077,974 $871,344,245
1977 $6,618,585,074 $498,550,725
1978 $7,517,176,355 $564,571,823
1979 $9,296,921,724 $589,566,929
1980 $11,896,256,783 $602,515,548
1981 $14,175,228,844 $699,302,473
1982 $16,084,252,378 $774,578,932
1983 $17,784,112,150 $735,408,642
1984 $19,749,361,098 $787,434,542
1985 $19,156,532,746 $875,702,247
1986 $18,586,746,057 $916,590,786
1987 $20,919,215,578 $1,018,972,664
1988 $25,371,462,488 $1,051,596,967
1989 $30,465,364,739 $1,181,360,844
1990 $36,144,336,769 $1,031,282,081
1991 $45,466,164,978 $717,974,930
1992 $52,131,320,033 $709,297,579
1993 $60,603,815,716 $1,260,132,956
1994 $73,688,724,431 $1,481,205,098
1995 $87,812,540,788 $1,534,756,135
1996 $96,293,086,513 $1,792,234,297
1997 $100,123,787,215 $2,191,749,014
1998 $85,728,207,782 $2,962,047,564
1999 $86,286,849,755 $3,045,751,528
2000 $96,076,539,926 $3,412,797,450
2001 $89,793,790,670 $2,252,847,465
2002 $92,538,372,870 $2,192,684,135
2003 $97,646,401,096 $2,836,724,352
2004 $115,033,593,101 $3,859,592,813
2005 $127,807,848,728 $4,683,246,454
2006 $148,627,286,361 $5,026,743,282
2007 $180,941,701,358 $5,430,713,729
2008 $193,617,323,539 $5,913,620,293
2009 $194,150,283,772 $2,948,594,552
2010 $239,807,980,591 $2,687,807,004
2011 $279,356,499,090 $2,906,000,097
2012 $295,092,888,077 $4,364,670,160
2013 $307,576,360,585 $5,062,881,600
2014 $314,863,580,758 $5,728,399,720
2015 $307,998,545,269 $6,152,149,100
2016 $319,646,468,521 $6,613,743,070
2017 $343,673,334,902 $7,621,501,710
2018 $377,123,710,561 $7,873,440,830
2019 $376,161,998,830 $8,655,023,960
2020 $349,165,858,545 $8,628,393,720
2021 $436,591,382,250 $9,483,997,390
2022 $509,017,841,147 $10,202,767,270
2023 $505,439,514,078 $10,968,517,090
2024 $547,386,645,892 $12,108,515,110

Singapore and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Singapore

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Singapore Somalia
1960 $428 $62.7
1961 $449 $64.9
1962 $472 $67.2
1963 $511 $69.5
1964 $486 $71.9
1965 $517 $74.4
1966 $567 $76.5
1967 $626 $78.7
1968 $709 $80.8
1969 $813 $84.1
1970 $926 $93.1
1971 $1,071 $90.4
1972 $1,264 $113.7
1973 $1,685 $119.6
1974 $2,342 $137.9
1975 $2,490 $177.8
1976 $2,759 $199.6
1977 $2,846 $111.2
1978 $3,194 $117.3
1979 $3,901 $108.2
1980 $4,928 $101.5
1981 $5,597 $116.9
1982 $6,078 $129
1983 $6,633 $118.6
1984 $7,228 $122.5
1985 $7,002 $130.8
1986 $6,800 $131.4
1987 $7,539 $141
1988 $8,914 $145.3
1989 $10,395 $166
1990 $11,862 $145.6
1991 $14,502 $105.4
1992 $16,136 $109.2
1993 $18,290 $188.6
1994 $21,552 $210.8
1995 $24,915 $210.7
1996 $26,233 $237.2
1997 $26,376 $280.1
1998 $21,829 $363
1999 $21,797 $359
2000 $23,853 $386
2001 $21,700 $244.9
2002 $22,160 $229.6
2003 $23,730 $286.3
2004 $27,608 $375
2005 $29,961 $440
2006 $33,768 $458
2007 $39,433 $480
2008 $40,009 $507
2009 $38,927 $246.5
2010 $47,237 $219.2
2011 $53,891 $235.3
2012 $55,548 $350
2013 $56,967 $393
2014 $57,565 $429
2015 $55,646 $446
2016 $57,006 $461
2017 $61,236 $511
2018 $66,882 $510
2019 $65,952 $540
2020 $61,410 $518
2021 $80,056 $549
2022 $90,299 $573
2023 $85,412 $597
2024 $90,674 $637

Singapore vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Singapore

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Singapore Somalia
1950 54.1 41.5
1951 55.3 41.7
1952 56.4 41.9
1953 57.5 42.1
1954 59.4 42.3
1955 61.2 42.5
1956 62.6 42.7
1957 63.4 42.9
1958 64 43.1
1959 64.8 43.3
1960 65.3 43.5
1961 65.7 43.7
1962 66.1 44
1963 66.5 44.2
1964 66.7 44.4
1965 66.9 44.6
1966 67.2 44.8
1967 67.3 45.1
1968 67.7 45.3
1969 68.1 45.5
1970 68.5 45.6
1971 68.8 45.8
1972 69 46
1973 69.4 46.2
1974 69.7 44.3
1975 70.2 44.5
1976 70.6 44.7
1977 70.9 47
1978 71.2 47
1979 71.4 47.4
1980 71.5 47.6
1981 71.7 47.8
1982 72 48
1983 72.4 48.2
1984 72.6 48.4
1985 73.1 48.3
1986 73.6 48.4
1987 74 49
1988 74 43.9
1989 74.3 46.6
1990 74.6 46.9
1991 75.1 25.4
1992 75.3 25
1993 75.5 50.6
1994 75.6 50.3
1995 75.7 50.6
1996 76.1 50.5
1997 76.4 50.3
1998 76.9 50.8
1999 77.3 50.6
2000 77.8 50.7
2001 78.3 50.8
2002 78.7 50.8
2003 79.2 50.7
2004 79.7 50.7
2005 80.3 50.9
2006 80.6 50.9
2007 80.9 50.9
2008 81.1 51.5
2009 81.4 52.1
2010 81.6 48.9
2011 81.9 32.5
2012 82.2 49.1
2013 82.5 54
2014 82.6 54.4
2015 82.7 55.1
2016 82.9 55.3
2017 83.1 52.2
2018 83.4 54.8
2019 83.7 57.2
2020 83.7 57.1
2021 83.5 55.7
2022 82.9 53.9
2023 83.7 58.8
2024 83.9 59
2025 84 59.1

Singapore and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Singapore

Somalia
Year Population
Singapore Somalia
1960 1,646,400 2,876,331
1961 1,702,400 2,952,054
1962 1,750,200 3,030,091
1963 1,795,000 3,110,361
1964 1,841,600 3,192,796
1965 1,886,900 3,277,874
1966 1,934,400 3,365,106
1967 1,977,600 3,454,537
1968 2,012,000 3,546,590
1969 2,042,500 3,641,015
1970 2,074,507 3,738,448
1971 2,112,900 3,837,691
1972 2,152,400 3,939,436
1973 2,193,000 4,045,592
1974 2,229,800 4,151,842
1975 2,262,600 4,257,535
1976 2,293,300 4,365,812
1977 2,325,300 4,484,050
1978 2,353,600 4,814,892
1979 2,383,500 5,449,117
1980 2,413,945 5,936,154
1981 2,532,835 5,982,849
1982 2,646,466 6,003,840
1983 2,681,061 6,198,430
1984 2,732,221 6,428,389
1985 2,735,957 6,693,289
1986 2,733,373 6,974,788
1987 2,774,789 7,228,302
1988 2,846,108 7,235,360
1989 2,930,901 7,114,817
1990 3,047,132 7,082,811
1991 3,135,083 6,813,760
1992 3,230,698 6,495,107
1993 3,313,471 6,681,399
1994 3,419,048 7,026,797
1995 3,524,506 7,285,007
1996 3,670,704 7,554,474
1997 3,796,038 7,824,525
1998 3,927,213 8,155,417
1999 3,958,723 8,492,059
2000 4,027,887 8,838,713
2001 4,138,012 9,198,493
2002 4,175,950 9,550,063
2003 4,114,826 9,909,157
2004 4,166,664 10,280,998
2005 4,265,762 10,644,228
2006 4,401,365 10,975,502
2007 4,588,599 11,322,582
2008 4,839,396 11,663,084
2009 4,987,573 11,961,201
2010 5,076,732 12,261,756
2011 5,183,688 12,348,830
2012 5,312,437 12,461,160
2013 5,399,162 12,869,594
2014 5,469,724 13,339,491
2015 5,535,002 13,806,963
2016 5,607,283 14,348,740
2017 5,612,253 14,916,629
2018 5,638,676 15,452,487
2019 5,703,569 16,030,971
2020 5,685,807 16,651,191
2021 5,453,566 17,271,431
2022 5,637,022 17,801,897
2023 5,917,648 18,358,615
2024 6,036,860 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Singapore and Somalia

Fertility rate
Singapore

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Singapore Somalia
1960 5.76 7.25
1961 5.41 7.25
1962 5.21 7.26
1963 5.16 7.26
1964 4.97 7.26
1965 4.66 7.26
1966 4.46 7.26
1967 3.91 7.25
1968 3.53 7.23
1969 3.22 7.21
1970 3.07 7.18
1971 3.02 7.15
1972 3.04 7.12
1973 2.79 7.09
1974 2.35 7.06
1975 2.07 7.03
1976 2.11 7.02
1977 1.82 7
1978 1.79 7.13
1979 1.79 7.16
1980 1.82 7.18
1981 1.78 7.23
1982 1.74 7.25
1983 1.61 7.28
1984 1.62 7.3
1985 1.61 7.33
1986 1.43 7.35
1987 1.62 7.37
1988 1.96 7.4
1989 1.75 7.42
1990 1.83 7.44
1991 1.73 7.47
1992 1.72 7.5
1993 1.74 7.53
1994 1.71 7.54
1995 1.67 7.58
1996 1.66 7.62
1997 1.61 7.66
1998 1.48 7.66
1999 1.47 7.66
2000 1.6 7.65
2001 1.41 7.64
2002 1.37 7.63
2003 1.27 7.6
2004 1.26 7.57
2005 1.26 7.53
2006 1.28 7.49
2007 1.29 7.46
2008 1.28 7.42
2009 1.22 7.38
2010 1.15 7.32
2011 1.2 7.27
2012 1.29 7.21
2013 1.19 7.14
2014 1.25 7.06
2015 1.24 6.98
2016 1.2 6.88
2017 1.16 6.77
2018 1.14 6.66
2019 1.14 6.56
2020 1.1 6.45
2021 1.12 6.35
2022 1.04 6.26
2023 0.97 6.13

Singapore and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Singapore

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Singapore Somalia
1960 18.2 18.1
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 18 17.8
1963 18 17.7
1964 18.1 17.6
1965 18.2 17.5
1966 18.4 17.5
1967 18.6 17.5
1968 18.9 17.5
1969 19.3 17.5
1970 19.7 17.5
1971 20.1 17.6
1972 20.6 17.6
1973 21 17.6
1974 21.5 17.7
1975 22 17.7
1976 22.6 17.7
1977 23.1 17.7
1978 23.6 17.7
1979 24.2 17.6
1980 24.7 17.6
1981 25.3 17.5
1982 25.9 17.4
1983 26.4 17.4
1984 26.9 17.3
1985 27.3 17.2
1986 27.8 17.1
1987 28.3 17
1988 28.7 16.8
1989 29.1 16.7
1990 29.5 16.5
1991 29.8 16.5
1992 30.1 16.7
1993 30.4 16.8
1994 30.7 16.7
1995 31 16.6
1996 31.2 16.5
1997 31.4 16.4
1998 31.6 16.4
1999 31.9 16.3
2000 32.2 16.3
2001 32.5 16.2
2002 32.7 16.2
2003 33 16.1
2004 33.3 16
2005 33.5 15.9
2006 33.6 15.7
2007 33.6 15.6
2008 33.5 15.6
2009 33.6 15.6
2010 33.7 15.7
2011 33.9 15.8
2012 34 16
2013 34.1 16
2014 34.2 16
2015 34.4 16.1
2016 34.5 16.1
2017 34.8 16.2
2018 35 16.2
2019 35.2 16.3
2020 35.5 16.3
2021 35.8 16.4
2022 35.9 16.5
2023 36.2 16.5
2024 36.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Singapore Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$451B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
2024
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.66%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
59,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.05%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.74%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
73%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21.4%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
84.1
2025
29
2025
Number of millionaires
333,204
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.69%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
49
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
400
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$638B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$384B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,742,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.04%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
98%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Singapore Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,283 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
57.1 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.64 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
97.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.38%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
279.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,750 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.02%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Singapore Somalia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,011
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.6
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
84
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
96.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Singapore Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,321
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,069
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.6
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
30.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
14%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.81 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Singapore Somalia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
45.9 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2.55 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,175 mi
2017
9,321 mi
2018

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