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Somalia vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 42nd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Somalia Taiwan
Population
20177806
23308308
Population rank 66/197 60/197
GDP
$12.1B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 149/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$637
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 191/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,601
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt n/a
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
24%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,941
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
242,217 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.13
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
16.6 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Somalia and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Somalia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Somalia

Taiwan
Year GDP
Somalia Taiwan
1960 $180,459,937 -
1961 $191,659,914 $1,778,000,000
1962 $203,531,928 $1,960,000,000
1963 $216,145,936 $2,218,000,000
1964 $229,529,913 $2,592,000,000
1965 $243,725,898 $2,869,000,000
1966 $257,375,897 $3,207,000,000
1967 $271,781,887 $3,709,000,000
1968 $286,719,885 $4,325,000,000
1969 $306,357,285 $5,017,000,000
1970 $347,985,394 $5,785,000,000
1971 $347,039,446 $6,727,000,000
1972 $447,883,941 $8,063,000,000
1973 $483,699,611 $10,940,000,000
1974 $572,504,036 $14,739,000,000
1975 $757,015,879 $15,836,000,000
1976 $871,344,245 $18,988,000,000
1977 $498,550,725 $22,252,000,000
1978 $564,571,823 $27,373,000,000
1979 $589,566,929 $33,875,000,000
1980 $602,515,548 $42,292,000,000
1981 $699,302,473 $49,047,000,000
1982 $774,578,932 $49,540,000,000
1983 $735,408,642 $54,155,000,000
1984 $787,434,542 $61,036,000,000
1985 $875,702,247 $63,599,000,000
1986 $916,590,786 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,018,972,664 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,051,596,967 $126,378,000,000
1989 $1,181,360,844 $152,687,000,000
1990 $1,031,282,081 $166,392,000,000
1991 $717,974,930 $187,100,000,000
1992 $709,297,579 $222,947,000,000
1993 $1,260,132,956 $234,943,000,000
1994 $1,481,205,098 $256,213,000,000
1995 $1,534,756,135 $279,013,000,000
1996 $1,792,234,297 $292,473,000,000
1997 $2,191,749,014 $303,315,000,000
1998 $2,962,047,564 $279,926,000,000
1999 $3,045,751,528 $303,827,000,000
2000 $3,412,797,450 $330,725,000,000
2001 $2,252,847,465 $299,303,000,000
2002 $2,192,684,135 $307,429,000,000
2003 $2,836,724,352 $317,374,000,000
2004 $3,859,592,813 $346,881,000,000
2005 $4,683,246,454 $374,042,000,000
2006 $5,026,743,282 $386,492,000,000
2007 $5,430,713,729 $406,940,000,000
2008 $5,913,620,293 $415,824,000,000
2009 $2,948,594,552 $390,788,000,000
2010 $2,687,807,004 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,906,000,097 $483,957,000,000
2012 $4,364,670,160 $495,536,000,000
2013 $5,062,881,600 $512,957,000,000
2014 $5,728,399,720 $535,332,000,000
2015 $6,152,149,100 $534,474,000,000
2016 $6,613,743,070 $543,002,000,000
2017 $7,621,501,710 $591,734,000,000
2018 $7,873,440,830 $610,744,000,000
2019 $8,655,023,960 $613,453,000,000
2020 $8,628,393,720 $676,935,000,000
2021 $9,483,997,390 $777,062,000,000
2022 $10,202,767,270 $765,529,000,000
2023 $10,968,517,090 $757,276,000,000
2024 $12,108,515,110 $796,904,000,000

Somalia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Somalia

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Somalia Taiwan
1960 $62.7 -
1961 $64.9 $161.2
1962 $67.2 $172
1963 $69.5 $188.6
1964 $71.9 $213.6
1965 $74.4 $229.3
1966 $76.5 $249.1
1967 $78.7 $280.8
1968 $80.8 $319
1969 $84.1 $357
1970 $93.1 $397
1971 $90.4 $451
1972 $113.7 $530
1973 $119.6 $706
1974 $137.9 $934
1975 $177.8 $985
1976 $199.6 $1,158
1977 $111.2 $1,330
1978 $117.3 $1,606
1979 $108.2 $1,950
1980 $101.5 $2,389
1981 $116.9 $2,720
1982 $129 $2,699
1983 $118.6 $2,903
1984 $122.5 $3,224
1985 $130.8 $3,314
1986 $131.4 $4,036
1987 $141 $5,350
1988 $145.3 $6,370
1989 $166 $7,613
1990 $145.6 $8,205
1991 $105.4 $9,125
1992 $109.2 $10,768
1993 $188.6 $11,242
1994 $210.8 $12,150
1995 $210.7 $13,119
1996 $237.2 $13,641
1997 $280.1 $14,020
1998 $363 $12,820
1999 $359 $13,804
2000 $386 $14,908
2001 $244.9 $13,397
2002 $229.6 $13,686
2003 $286.3 $14,066
2004 $375 $15,317
2005 $440 $16,456
2006 $458 $16,934
2007 $480 $17,757
2008 $507 $18,081
2009 $246.5 $16,933
2010 $219.2 $19,197
2011 $235.3 $20,866
2012 $350 $21,295
2013 $393 $21,973
2014 $429 $22,874
2015 $446 $22,780
2016 $461 $23,091
2017 $511 $25,121
2018 $510 $25,901
2019 $540 $25,998
2020 $518 $28,705
2021 $549 $33,111
2022 $573 $32,827
2023 $597 $32,442
2024 $637 $34,041

Somalia vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Somalia

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia Taiwan
1950 41.5 56.6
1951 41.7 57.2
1952 41.9 57.9
1953 42.1 58.6
1954 42.3 58.9
1955 42.5 59.8
1956 42.7 60.3
1957 42.9 61
1958 43.1 61
1959 43.3 61.6
1960 43.5 62.5
1961 43.7 63
1962 44 63.8
1963 44.2 64.5
1964 44.4 64.9
1965 44.6 65.7
1966 44.8 66.1
1967 45.1 66.7
1968 45.3 66.8
1969 45.5 67.7
1970 45.6 69
1971 45.8 69.4
1972 46 69.6
1973 46.2 69.8
1974 44.3 70.3
1975 44.5 70.9
1976 44.7 71.2
1977 47 71.3
1978 47 71.7
1979 47.4 71.7
1980 47.6 72
1981 47.8 72
1982 48 72.4
1983 48.2 72.4
1984 48.4 73
1985 48.3 73.3
1986 48.4 73.3
1987 49 73.6
1988 43.9 73.4
1989 46.6 73.7
1990 46.9 73.9
1991 25.4 74.3
1992 25 74.3
1993 50.6 74.6
1994 50.3 74.7
1995 50.6 74.6
1996 50.5 74.9
1997 50.3 75.3
1998 50.8 75.5
1999 50.6 75.6
2000 50.7 76.1
2001 50.8 76.5
2002 50.8 76.9
2003 50.7 77
2004 50.7 77.2
2005 50.9 77.1
2006 50.9 77.8
2007 50.9 78
2008 51.5 78.3
2009 52.1 78.7
2010 48.9 79
2011 32.5 78.9
2012 49.1 79.2
2013 54 79.6
2014 54.4 79.5
2015 55.1 79.9
2016 55.3 79.7
2017 52.2 80.1
2018 54.8 80.4
2019 57.2 80.6
2020 57.1 81.1
2021 55.7 80.8
2022 53.9 80.2
2023 58.8 80.6
2024 59 80.7
2025 59.1 80.9

Somalia and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Somalia

Taiwan
Year Population
Somalia Taiwan
1960 2,876,331 -
1961 2,952,054 11,030,385
1962 3,030,091 11,392,513
1963 3,110,361 11,762,101
1964 3,192,796 12,137,143
1965 3,277,874 12,511,863
1966 3,365,106 12,874,153
1967 3,454,537 13,210,344
1968 3,546,590 13,548,537
1969 3,641,015 14,068,984
1970 3,738,448 14,582,944
1971 3,837,691 14,913,564
1972 3,939,436 15,220,495
1973 4,045,592 15,505,121
1974 4,151,842 15,784,817
1975 4,257,535 16,075,128
1976 4,365,812 16,401,413
1977 4,484,050 16,730,895
1978 4,814,892 17,042,272
1979 5,449,117 17,372,779
1980 5,936,154 17,704,538
1981 5,982,849 18,029,982
1982 6,003,840 18,354,855
1983 6,198,430 18,653,146
1984 6,428,389 18,929,866
1985 6,693,289 19,191,510
1986 6,974,788 19,411,454
1987 7,228,302 19,617,046
1988 7,235,360 19,839,704
1989 7,114,817 20,055,492
1990 7,082,811 20,278,946
1991 6,813,760 20,503,568
1992 6,495,107 20,704,227
1993 6,681,399 20,899,019
1994 7,026,797 21,086,645
1995 7,285,007 21,267,653
1996 7,554,474 21,441,432
1997 7,824,525 21,634,124
1998 8,155,417 21,835,703
1999 8,492,059 22,010,489
2000 8,838,713 22,184,530
2001 9,198,493 22,341,120
2002 9,550,063 22,463,172
2003 9,909,157 22,562,663
2004 10,280,998 22,646,836
2005 10,644,228 22,729,753
2006 10,975,502 22,823,455
2007 11,322,582 22,917,444
2008 11,663,084 22,997,696
2009 11,961,201 23,078,402
2010 12,261,756 23,140,948
2011 12,348,830 23,193,518
2012 12,461,160 23,270,367
2013 12,869,594 23,344,670
2014 13,339,491 23,403,635
2015 13,806,963 23,462,914
2016 14,348,740 23,515,945
2017 14,916,629 23,555,522
2018 15,452,487 23,580,080
2019 16,030,971 23,596,027
2020 16,651,191 23,582,179
2021 17,271,431 23,468,275
2022 17,801,897 23,319,977
2023 18,358,615 23,342,541
2024 19,009,151 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Somalia and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Somalia

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Somalia Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7.25 -
1961 7.25 -
1962 7.26 -
1963 7.26 -
1964 7.26 -
1965 7.26 -
1966 7.26 -
1967 7.25 -
1968 7.23 -
1969 7.21 -
1970 7.18 -
1971 7.15 -
1972 7.12 -
1973 7.09 -
1974 7.06 -
1975 7.03 -
1976 7.02 -
1977 7 -
1978 7.13 -
1979 7.16 -
1980 7.18 -
1981 7.23 2.46
1982 7.25 -
1983 7.28 -
1984 7.3 -
1985 7.33 -
1986 7.35 -
1987 7.37 -
1988 7.4 -
1989 7.42 -
1990 7.44 -
1991 7.47 1.72
1992 7.5 -
1993 7.53 -
1994 7.54 -
1995 7.58 -
1996 7.62 -
1997 7.66 -
1998 7.66 -
1999 7.66 -
2000 7.65 -
2001 7.64 1.4
2002 7.63 -
2003 7.6 -
2004 7.57 -
2005 7.53 -
2006 7.49 -
2007 7.46 -
2008 7.42 -
2009 7.38 -
2010 7.32 -
2011 7.27 1.07
2012 7.21 -
2013 7.14 -
2014 7.06 -
2015 6.98 1.18
2016 6.88 1.17
2017 6.77 1.13
2018 6.66 1.06
2019 6.56 1.05
2020 6.45 0.99
2021 6.35 0.98
2022 6.26 0.87
2023 6.13 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Somalia and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Somalia

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Somalia Taiwan
1960 18.1 -
1961 17.9 -
1962 17.8 -
1963 17.7 -
1964 17.6 -
1965 17.5 -
1966 17.5 -
1967 17.5 -
1968 17.5 -
1969 17.5 -
1970 17.5 -
1971 17.6 -
1972 17.6 -
1973 17.6 -
1974 17.7 20.8
1975 17.7 21.2
1976 17.7 21.5
1977 17.7 21.9
1978 17.7 22.3
1979 17.6 22.6
1980 17.6 23
1981 17.5 23.4
1982 17.4 23.8
1983 17.4 24.1
1984 17.3 24.6
1985 17.2 25.1
1986 17.1 25.6
1987 17 26.1
1988 16.8 26.5
1989 16.7 27
1990 16.5 27.5
1991 16.5 28
1992 16.7 28.4
1993 16.8 28.9
1994 16.7 29.4
1995 16.6 29.8
1996 16.5 30.3
1997 16.4 30.7
1998 16.4 31.2
1999 16.3 31.6
2000 16.3 32.1
2001 16.2 32.6
2002 16.2 33.1
2003 16.1 33.6
2004 16 34.1
2005 15.9 34.7
2006 15.7 35.2
2007 15.6 35.8
2008 15.6 36.3
2009 15.6 36.8
2010 15.7 37.4
2011 15.8 37.9
2012 16 38.3
2013 16 38.9
2014 16 39.3
2015 16.1 39.9
2016 16.1 40.4
2017 16.2 41
2018 16.2 41.5
2019 16.3 42.1
2020 16.3 42.7
2021 16.4 43.3
2022 16.5 43.9
2023 16.5 44.5
2024 16.6 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$11.5B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.000008%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
1989
n/a
Armed forces personnel
14,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.94%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2019
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.66%
1986
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
29
2025
79.7
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$23.1M
1989
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.12B
2024
n/a
Banked people share
38.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Somalia Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
95.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Somalia Taiwan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,859
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
48.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
9
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2015
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.4
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
44
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
2%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
27.6%
2022
n/a

Health

Somalia Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$15.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.47
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
50.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2014
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
563
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
14.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
35
2025
55
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Somalia Taiwan
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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