Somalia vs South Korea statistics compared

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 42nd vs. 105th).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Somalia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Somalia and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Somalia	South Korea
1960	$180,459,937	$3,958,811,881
1961	$191,659,914	$2,417,628,737
1962	$203,531,928	$2,814,615,385
1963	$216,145,936	$3,988,461,538
1964	$229,529,913	$3,459,019,943
1965	$243,725,898	$3,120,861,499
1966	$257,375,897	$3,929,055,144
1967	$271,781,887	$4,855,892,446
1968	$286,719,885	$6,119,394,892
1969	$306,357,285	$7,678,698,838
1970	$347,985,394	$9,005,144,969
1971	$347,039,446	$9,903,571,249
1972	$447,883,941	$10,862,211,761
1973	$483,699,611	$13,876,472,208
1974	$572,504,036	$19,543,973,941
1975	$757,015,879	$21,784,297,521
1976	$871,344,245	$29,902,479,339
1977	$498,550,725	$38,446,487,603
1978	$564,571,823	$51,972,107,438
1979	$589,566,929	$66,946,900,826
1980	$602,515,548	$65,398,377,598
1981	$699,302,473	$72,933,533,012
1982	$774,578,932	$78,358,416,171
1983	$735,408,642	$87,760,553,262
1984	$787,434,542	$97,510,744,119
1985	$875,702,247	$101,296,177,099
1986	$916,590,786	$116,836,246,285
1987	$1,018,972,664	$147,948,709,376
1988	$1,051,596,967	$199,591,287,825
1989	$1,181,360,844	$246,928,837,311
1990	$1,031,282,081	$283,365,844,161
1991	$717,974,930	$330,647,042,837
1992	$709,297,579	$355,524,903,068
1993	$1,260,132,956	$392,665,710,525
1994	$1,481,205,098	$463,619,823,515
1995	$1,534,756,135	$566,581,003,128
1996	$1,792,234,297	$610,167,053,824
1997	$2,191,749,014	$569,755,022,973
1998	$2,962,047,564	$383,331,833,682
1999	$3,045,751,528	$497,514,040,642
2000	$3,412,797,450	$576,179,387,820
2001	$2,252,847,465	$547,656,279,895
2002	$2,192,684,135	$627,246,933,730
2003	$2,836,724,352	$702,714,855,194
2004	$3,859,592,813	$793,175,561,887
2005	$4,683,246,454	$934,901,071,333
2006	$5,026,743,282	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$5,430,713,729	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$5,913,620,293	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$2,948,594,552	$943,941,876,219
2010	$2,687,807,004	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$2,906,000,097	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$4,364,670,160	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$5,062,881,600	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$5,728,399,720	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$6,152,149,100	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$6,613,743,070	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$7,621,501,710	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$7,873,440,830	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$8,655,023,960	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$8,628,393,720	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$9,483,997,390	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$10,202,767,270	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$10,968,517,090	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$12,108,515,110	-

Somalia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Somalia	South Korea
1960	$62.7	$158.3
1961	$64.9	$93.8
1962	$67.2	$106.2
1963	$69.5	$146.3
1964	$71.9	$123.6
1965	$74.4	$108.7
1966	$76.5	$133.5
1967	$78.7	$161.2
1968	$80.8	$198.4
1969	$84.1	$243.4
1970	$93.1	$279.3
1971	$90.4	$301
1972	$113.7	$324
1973	$119.6	$407
1974	$137.9	$563
1975	$177.8	$617
1976	$199.6	$834
1977	$111.2	$1,056
1978	$117.3	$1,406
1979	$108.2	$1,784
1980	$101.5	$1,715
1981	$116.9	$1,883
1982	$129	$1,993
1983	$118.6	$2,199
1984	$122.5	$2,413
1985	$130.8	$2,482
1986	$131.4	$2,835
1987	$141	$3,555
1988	$145.3	$4,749
1989	$166	$5,817
1990	$145.6	$6,610
1991	$105.4	$7,637
1992	$109.2	$8,127
1993	$188.6	$8,885
1994	$210.8	$10,385
1995	$210.7	$12,565
1996	$237.2	$13,403
1997	$280.1	$12,398
1998	$363	$8,282
1999	$359	$10,672
2000	$386	$12,257
2001	$244.9	$11,561
2002	$229.6	$13,165
2003	$286.3	$14,673
2004	$375	$16,496
2005	$440	$19,403
2006	$458	$21,743
2007	$480	$24,086
2008	$507	$21,350
2009	$246.5	$19,144
2010	$219.2	$23,079
2011	$235.3	$25,098
2012	$350	$25,459
2013	$393	$27,180
2014	$429	$29,253
2015	$446	$28,737
2016	$461	$29,280
2017	$511	$31,601
2018	$510	$33,447
2019	$540	$31,902
2020	$518	$31,721
2021	$549	$35,126
2022	$573	$32,395
2023	$597	$33,121
2024	$637	-

Somalia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Somalia	South Korea
1950	41.5	22.2
1951	41.7	26.6
1952	41.9	36.6
1953	42.1	40.5
1954	42.3	46.1
1955	42.5	48.4
1956	42.7	50.2
1957	42.9	51.6
1958	43.1	51.8
1959	43.3	52.9
1960	43.5	53.8
1961	43.7	54.4
1962	44	55
1963	44.2	55
1964	44.4	55.3
1965	44.6	55.8
1966	44.8	55.4
1967	45.1	60.9
1968	45.3	60.9
1969	45.5	61.4
1970	45.6	62.2
1971	45.8	62.7
1972	46	63.2
1973	46.2	63.8
1974	44.3	64.2
1975	44.5	64.7
1976	44.7	65
1977	47	64.6
1978	47	65
1979	47.4	66.1
1980	47.6	64.8
1981	47.8	67.1
1982	48	67.1
1983	48.2	66.7
1984	48.4	68.1
1985	48.3	68.4
1986	48.4	69
1987	49	69.3
1988	43.9	70.2
1989	46.6	70.7
1990	46.9	71
1991	25.4	71.4
1992	25	72.2
1993	50.6	72.7
1994	50.3	72.9
1995	50.6	73.4
1996	50.5	74
1997	50.3	74.5
1998	50.8	75
1999	50.6	75.6
2000	50.7	76.2
2001	50.8	76.9
2002	50.8	77.2
2003	50.7	77.5
2004	50.7	78
2005	50.9	78.4
2006	50.9	79
2007	50.9	79.4
2008	51.5	80
2009	52.1	80.6
2010	48.9	80.7
2011	32.5	81.2
2012	49.1	81.3
2013	54	81.8
2014	54.4	82.4
2015	55.1	82.5
2016	55.3	82.9
2017	52.2	83.3
2018	54.8	83.3
2019	57.2	83.7
2020	57.1	83.7
2021	55.7	83.9
2022	53.9	82.7
2023	58.8	84.3
2024	59	84.4
2025	59.1	84.5

Somalia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Somalia	South Korea
1960	2,876,331	25,012,374
1961	2,952,054	25,765,673
1962	3,030,091	26,513,030
1963	3,110,361	27,261,747
1964	3,192,796	27,984,155
1965	3,277,874	28,704,674
1966	3,365,106	29,435,571
1967	3,454,537	30,130,983
1968	3,546,590	30,838,302
1969	3,641,015	31,544,266
1970	3,738,448	32,240,827
1971	3,837,691	32,882,704
1972	3,939,436	33,505,406
1973	4,045,592	34,103,149
1974	4,151,842	34,692,266
1975	4,257,535	35,280,725
1976	4,365,812	35,848,523
1977	4,484,050	36,411,795
1978	4,814,892	36,969,185
1979	5,449,117	37,534,236
1980	5,936,154	38,123,775
1981	5,982,849	38,723,248
1982	6,003,840	39,326,352
1983	6,198,430	39,910,403
1984	6,428,389	40,405,956
1985	6,693,289	40,805,744
1986	6,974,788	41,213,674
1987	7,228,302	41,621,690
1988	7,235,360	42,031,247
1989	7,114,817	42,449,038
1990	7,082,811	42,869,283
1991	6,813,760	43,295,704
1992	6,495,107	43,747,962
1993	6,681,399	44,194,628
1994	7,026,797	44,641,540
1995	7,285,007	45,092,991
1996	7,554,474	45,524,681
1997	7,824,525	45,953,580
1998	8,155,417	46,286,503
1999	8,492,059	46,616,677
2000	8,838,713	47,008,111
2001	9,198,493	47,370,164
2002	9,550,063	47,644,736
2003	9,909,157	47,892,330
2004	10,280,998	48,082,519
2005	10,644,228	48,184,561
2006	10,975,502	48,438,292
2007	11,322,582	48,683,638
2008	11,663,084	49,054,708
2009	11,961,201	49,307,835
2010	12,261,756	49,554,112
2011	12,348,830	49,936,638
2012	12,461,160	50,199,853
2013	12,869,594	50,428,893
2014	13,339,491	50,746,659
2015	13,806,963	51,014,947
2016	14,348,740	51,217,803
2017	14,916,629	51,361,911
2018	15,452,487	51,585,058
2019	16,030,971	51,764,822
2020	16,651,191	51,836,239
2021	17,271,431	51,769,539
2022	17,801,897	51,672,569
2023	18,358,615	51,712,619
2024	19,009,151	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Somalia and South Korea

Fertility rate

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Somalia	South Korea
1960	7.25	5.99
1961	7.25	5.8
1962	7.26	5.56
1963	7.26	5.33
1964	7.26	5.07
1965	7.26	4.89
1966	7.26	4.78
1967	7.25	4.62
1968	7.23	4.51
1969	7.21	4.45
1970	7.18	4.53
1971	7.15	4.54
1972	7.12	4.12
1973	7.09	4.07
1974	7.06	3.77
1975	7.03	3.43
1976	7.02	3
1977	7	2.99
1978	7.13	2.64
1979	7.16	2.9
1980	7.18	2.82
1981	7.23	2.57
1982	7.25	2.39
1983	7.28	2.06
1984	7.3	1.74
1985	7.33	1.66
1986	7.35	1.58
1987	7.37	1.53
1988	7.4	1.55
1989	7.42	1.56
1990	7.44	1.57
1991	7.47	1.71
1992	7.5	1.76
1993	7.53	1.65
1994	7.54	1.66
1995	7.58	1.63
1996	7.62	1.57
1997	7.66	1.54
1998	7.66	1.46
1999	7.66	1.43
2000	7.65	1.48
2001	7.64	1.31
2002	7.63	1.18
2003	7.6	1.19
2004	7.57	1.16
2005	7.53	1.09
2006	7.49	1.13
2007	7.46	1.26
2008	7.42	1.19
2009	7.38	1.15
2010	7.32	1.23
2011	7.27	1.24
2012	7.21	1.3
2013	7.14	1.19
2014	7.06	1.21
2015	6.98	1.24
2016	6.88	1.17
2017	6.77	1.05
2018	6.66	0.98
2019	6.56	0.92
2020	6.45	0.84
2021	6.35	0.81
2022	6.26	0.78
2023	6.13	0.72

Somalia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Somalia

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Somalia	South Korea
1960	18.1	19.3
1961	17.9	19.2
1962	17.8	19.1
1963	17.7	19
1964	17.6	18.8
1965	17.5	18.6
1966	17.5	18.5
1967	17.5	18.6
1968	17.5	18.7
1969	17.5	18.8
1970	17.5	18.9
1971	17.6	19
1972	17.6	19.1
1973	17.6	19.3
1974	17.7	19.6
1975	17.7	19.9
1976	17.7	20.2
1977	17.7	20.7
1978	17.7	21.1
1979	17.6	21.6
1980	17.6	22.1
1981	17.5	22.5
1982	17.4	22.8
1983	17.4	23.3
1984	17.3	23.7
1985	17.2	24.2
1986	17.1	24.8
1987	17	25.3
1988	16.8	25.8
1989	16.7	26.3
1990	16.5	26.7
1991	16.5	27.2
1992	16.7	27.8
1993	16.8	28.3
1994	16.7	28.9
1995	16.6	29.4
1996	16.5	29.8
1997	16.4	30.2
1998	16.4	30.7
1999	16.3	31.2
2000	16.3	31.7
2001	16.2	32.3
2002	16.2	32.8
2003	16.1	33.4
2004	16	33.9
2005	15.9	34.5
2006	15.7	35.2
2007	15.6	35.8
2008	15.6	36.4
2009	15.6	37
2010	15.7	37.6
2011	15.8	38.2
2012	16	38.8
2013	16	39.5
2014	16	40.2
2015	16.1	40.8
2016	16.1	41.4
2017	16.2	41.9
2018	16.2	42.5
2019	16.3	43.1
2020	16.3	43.8
2021	16.4	44.4
2022	16.5	44.9
2023	16.5	45.5
2024	16.6	46.1

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