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Somalia vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 42nd vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Somalia Tajikistan
Population
20177806
10940854
Population rank 66/197 88/197
GDP
$12.1B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 149/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$637
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 191/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,601
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,941
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
242,217 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.13
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
16.6 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Somalia and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Somalia and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Somalia Tajikistan
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 $1,051,596,967 -
1989 $1,181,360,844 -
1990 $1,031,282,081 $2,629,395,066
1991 $717,974,930 $2,536,585,366
1992 $709,297,579 $1,908,554,572
1993 $1,260,132,956 $1,646,623,195
1994 $1,481,205,098 $1,522,001,206
1995 $1,534,756,135 $1,231,561,860
1996 $1,792,234,297 $1,043,654,822
1997 $2,191,749,014 $921,518,033
1998 $2,962,047,564 $1,320,199,582
1999 $3,045,751,528 $1,086,612,290
2000 $3,412,797,450 $860,541,842
2001 $2,252,847,465 $1,080,772,551
2002 $2,192,684,135 $1,221,106,220
2003 $2,836,724,352 $1,555,318,261
2004 $3,859,592,813 $2,076,176,869
2005 $4,683,246,454 $2,312,352,021
2006 $5,026,743,282 $2,830,213,849
2007 $5,430,713,729 $3,719,524,541
2008 $5,913,620,293 $5,161,299,725
2009 $2,948,594,552 $4,979,472,364
2010 $2,687,807,004 $5,642,221,099
2011 $2,906,000,097 $6,522,756,255
2012 $4,364,670,160 $7,633,036,903
2013 $5,062,881,600 $8,448,411,318
2014 $5,728,399,720 $9,112,605,459
2015 $6,152,149,100 $8,271,431,485
2016 $6,613,743,070 $6,992,416,097
2017 $7,621,501,710 $7,536,402,853
2018 $7,873,440,830 $7,764,999,999
2019 $8,655,023,960 $8,300,813,599
2020 $8,628,393,720 $8,133,963,551
2021 $9,483,997,390 $8,937,805,347
2022 $10,202,767,270 $10,713,525,200
2023 $10,968,517,090 $12,244,169,293
2024 $12,108,515,110 $14,204,575,549

Somalia and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Somalia Tajikistan
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 $145.3 -
1989 $166 -
1990 $145.6 $487
1991 $105.4 $458
1992 $109.2 $338
1993 $188.6 $287.6
1994 $210.8 $261.3
1995 $210.7 $207
1996 $237.2 $172
1997 $280.1 $150.1
1998 $363 $213.7
1999 $359 $175
2000 $386 $136.9
2001 $244.9 $168.7
2002 $229.6 $187
2003 $286.3 $233.6
2004 $375 $306
2005 $440 $334
2006 $458 $401
2007 $480 $517
2008 $507 $703
2009 $246.5 $665
2010 $219.2 $737
2011 $235.3 $834
2012 $350 $952
2013 $393 $1,028
2014 $429 $1,082
2015 $446 $957
2016 $461 $789
2017 $511 $829
2018 $510 $834
2019 $540 $871
2020 $518 $834
2021 $549 $897
2022 $573 $1,052
2023 $597 $1,178
2024 $637 $1,341

Somalia vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia Tajikistan
1950 41.5 49.3
1951 41.7 49.6
1952 41.9 49.9
1953 42.1 50.2
1954 42.3 50.5
1955 42.5 50.8
1956 42.7 51.1
1957 42.9 51.4
1958 43.1 51.8
1959 43.3 52.2
1960 43.5 52.5
1961 43.7 52.9
1962 44 53.4
1963 44.2 53.8
1964 44.4 54.2
1965 44.6 54.7
1966 44.8 55.1
1967 45.1 55.5
1968 45.3 55.9
1969 45.5 56.3
1970 45.6 56.6
1971 45.8 56.9
1972 46 57.2
1973 46.2 57.4
1974 44.3 57.7
1975 44.5 57.9
1976 44.7 58.1
1977 47 58.2
1978 47 58.4
1979 47.4 58.5
1980 47.6 58.6
1981 47.8 58.8
1982 48 60.2
1983 48.2 60.5
1984 48.4 60.7
1985 48.3 61
1986 48.4 61.8
1987 49 61.6
1988 43.9 61.8
1989 46.6 61.7
1990 46.9 61.6
1991 25.4 61.7
1992 25 57.1
1993 50.6 55.5
1994 50.3 60.1
1995 50.6 61.4
1996 50.5 60.8
1997 50.3 61.9
1998 50.8 62.4
1999 50.6 63.1
2000 50.7 63.5
2001 50.8 64.2
2002 50.8 64.9
2003 50.7 65.9
2004 50.7 66.6
2005 50.9 66.5
2006 50.9 67
2007 50.9 67.4
2008 51.5 67.9
2009 52.1 68.2
2010 48.9 68.4
2011 32.5 68.7
2012 49.1 69.1
2013 54 69.6
2014 54.4 69.7
2015 55.1 69.7
2016 55.3 70
2017 52.2 70.5
2018 54.8 70.7
2019 57.2 71
2020 57.1 68.6
2021 55.7 69.6
2022 53.9 71.6
2023 58.8 71.8
2024 59 71.9
2025 59.1 72.1

Somalia and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year Population
Somalia Tajikistan
1960 2,876,331 2,112,131
1961 2,952,054 2,181,805
1962 3,030,091 2,255,026
1963 3,110,361 2,331,736
1964 3,192,796 2,411,260
1965 3,277,874 2,492,998
1966 3,365,106 2,577,184
1967 3,454,537 2,664,130
1968 3,546,590 2,753,848
1969 3,641,015 2,845,273
1970 3,738,448 2,936,779
1971 3,837,691 3,028,837
1972 3,939,436 3,123,691
1973 4,045,592 3,222,290
1974 4,151,842 3,324,499
1975 4,257,535 3,430,425
1976 4,365,812 3,540,076
1977 4,484,050 3,653,265
1978 4,814,892 3,768,508
1979 5,449,117 3,882,691
1980 5,936,154 3,995,256
1981 5,982,849 4,109,022
1982 6,003,840 4,227,171
1983 6,198,430 4,350,874
1984 6,428,389 4,480,026
1985 6,693,289 4,619,003
1986 6,974,788 4,772,139
1987 7,228,302 4,939,059
1988 7,235,360 5,114,989
1989 7,114,817 5,267,249
1990 7,082,811 5,398,768
1991 6,813,760 5,541,205
1992 6,495,107 5,649,400
1993 6,681,399 5,724,993
1994 7,026,797 5,825,368
1995 7,285,007 5,948,584
1996 7,554,474 6,066,523
1997 7,824,525 6,139,829
1998 8,155,417 6,176,397
1999 8,492,059 6,208,370
2000 8,838,713 6,284,735
2001 9,198,493 6,407,377
2002 9,550,063 6,531,669
2003 9,909,157 6,658,575
2004 10,280,998 6,790,547
2005 10,644,228 6,924,720
2006 10,975,502 7,057,566
2007 11,322,582 7,194,477
2008 11,663,084 7,338,403
2009 11,961,201 7,490,230
2010 12,261,756 7,652,141
2011 12,348,830 7,824,785
2012 12,461,160 8,014,084
2013 12,869,594 8,216,724
2014 13,339,491 8,425,552
2015 13,806,963 8,643,840
2016 14,348,740 8,865,631
2017 14,916,629 9,085,946
2018 15,452,487 9,307,333
2019 16,030,971 9,529,966
2020 16,651,191 9,749,310
2021 17,271,431 9,966,908
2022 17,801,897 10,182,222
2023 18,358,615 10,389,799
2024 19,009,151 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Somalia and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Somalia Tajikistan
1960 7.25 6.24
1961 7.25 6.35
1962 7.26 6.48
1963 7.26 6.62
1964 7.26 6.68
1965 7.26 6.74
1966 7.26 6.82
1967 7.25 6.89
1968 7.23 6.91
1969 7.21 6.91
1970 7.18 6.91
1971 7.15 6.91
1972 7.12 6.89
1973 7.09 6.84
1974 7.06 6.77
1975 7.03 6.69
1976 7.02 6.6
1977 7 6.49
1978 7.13 6.4
1979 7.16 6.31
1980 7.18 6.21
1981 7.23 6.12
1982 7.25 6.03
1983 7.28 5.98
1984 7.3 5.96
1985 7.33 5.94
1986 7.35 5.91
1987 7.37 5.84
1988 7.4 5.75
1989 7.42 5.61
1990 7.44 5.46
1991 7.47 5.28
1992 7.5 5.06
1993 7.53 4.92
1994 7.54 4.79
1995 7.58 4.66
1996 7.62 3.94
1997 7.66 4.06
1998 7.66 4.07
1999 7.66 3.85
2000 7.65 3.49
2001 7.64 3.49
2002 7.63 3.47
2003 7.6 3.42
2004 7.57 3.51
2005 7.53 3.4
2006 7.49 3.34
2007 7.46 3.37
2008 7.42 3.39
2009 7.38 3.43
2010 7.32 3.46
2011 7.27 3.46
2012 7.21 3.42
2013 7.14 3.43
2014 7.06 3.46
2015 6.98 3.46
2016 6.88 3.38
2017 6.77 3.29
2018 6.66 3.29
2019 6.56 3.28
2020 6.45 3.21
2021 6.35 3.17
2022 6.26 3.13
2023 6.13 3.07

Somalia and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Somalia

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Somalia Tajikistan
1960 18.1 21.6
1961 17.9 21.4
1962 17.8 20.9
1963 17.7 20.4
1964 17.6 19.6
1965 17.5 18.9
1966 17.5 18.4
1967 17.5 18.1
1968 17.5 17.9
1969 17.5 17.8
1970 17.5 17.8
1971 17.6 17.8
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.6 17.8
1974 17.7 17.8
1975 17.7 17.9
1976 17.7 17.9
1977 17.7 18
1978 17.7 18
1979 17.6 18.1
1980 17.6 18.1
1981 17.5 18.1
1982 17.4 18.2
1983 17.4 18.2
1984 17.3 18.2
1985 17.2 18.2
1986 17.1 18.3
1987 17 18.3
1988 16.8 18.3
1989 16.7 18.2
1990 16.5 18.1
1991 16.5 18
1992 16.7 17.9
1993 16.8 17.8
1994 16.7 17.7
1995 16.6 17.7
1996 16.5 17.7
1997 16.4 17.9
1998 16.4 18
1999 16.3 18.2
2000 16.3 18.5
2001 16.2 18.7
2002 16.2 18.9
2003 16.1 19.2
2004 16 19.4
2005 15.9 19.6
2006 15.7 19.8
2007 15.6 20.1
2008 15.6 20.4
2009 15.6 20.6
2010 15.7 20.8
2011 15.8 21
2012 16 21.2
2013 16 21.4
2014 16 21.6
2015 16.1 21.7
2016 16.1 21.9
2017 16.2 22
2018 16.2 22.2
2019 16.3 22.3
2020 16.3 22.5
2021 16.4 22.6
2022 16.5 22.7
2023 16.5 22.9
2024 16.6 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$11.5B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.000008%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
1989
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
14,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.94%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2019
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP n/a
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.66%
1986
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
29
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$23.1M
1989
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.12B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
38.7%
2014
54.5%
2024

Energy

Somalia Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
95.4%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.2%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Somalia Tajikistan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,859
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
48.5%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
9
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2015
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.4
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2022
99.7%
2010
English speaking
2%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
27.6%
2022
56.8%
2023

Health

Somalia Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$15.3
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.47
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
50.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2014
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
563
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
14.9%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
5
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Somalia Tajikistan
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
18,641 mi
2018

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