Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 42nd vs. 197th).
By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
20177806
|
949
|
| Population rank | 66/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP |
$12.1B
2024 |
$19.8M
2025 |
| GDP rank | 149/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$637
2024 |
$19,800
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 191/197 | 59/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,601
2024 |
$39,191
2025 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,941
2025 |
$17,307
2025 |
| Land area |
242,217 sq mi
2025 |
0.17 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024 |
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019 |
| Fertility rate |
6.13
2023 |
n/a |
| Median age |
16.6 years
2024 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
59.1 years
2025 |
83.3 years
2025 |
Somalia and Vatican: Comparison Charts
Somalia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
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| 1950 | 41.5 | 65.9 |
| 1951 | 41.7 | 65.3 |
| 1952 | 41.9 | 65.7 |
| 1953 | 42.1 | 66.3 |
| 1954 | 42.3 | 67.5 |
| 1955 | 42.5 | 67.8 |
| 1956 | 42.7 | 67.3 |
| 1957 | 42.9 | 67.5 |
| 1958 | 43.1 | 68.7 |
| 1959 | 43.3 | 69.2 |
| 1960 | 43.5 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 43.7 | 69.8 |
| 1962 | 44 | 69.2 |
| 1963 | 44.2 | 69.3 |
| 1964 | 44.4 | 70.3 |
| 1965 | 44.6 | 70.1 |
| 1966 | 44.8 | 70.9 |
| 1967 | 45.1 | 70.9 |
| 1968 | 45.3 | 70.7 |
| 1969 | 45.5 | 70.7 |
| 1970 | 45.6 | 71.5 |
| 1971 | 45.8 | 71.7 |
| 1972 | 46 | 72 |
| 1973 | 46.2 | 71.9 |
| 1974 | 44.3 | 72.7 |
| 1975 | 44.5 | 72.6 |
| 1976 | 44.7 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 47 | 73.3 |
| 1978 | 47 | 73.7 |
| 1979 | 47.4 | 74 |
| 1980 | 47.6 | 74.1 |
| 1981 | 47.8 | 74.3 |
| 1982 | 48 | 74.8 |
| 1983 | 48.2 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 48.4 | 75.1 |
| 1985 | 48.3 | 75.5 |
| 1986 | 48.4 | 75.7 |
| 1987 | 49 | 76.2 |
| 1988 | 43.9 | 76.4 |
| 1989 | 46.6 | 76.8 |
| 1990 | 46.9 | 76.9 |
| 1991 | 25.4 | 76.9 |
| 1992 | 25 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 50.6 | 77 |
| 1994 | 50.3 | 77.7 |
| 1995 | 50.6 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 50.5 | 78.5 |
| 1997 | 50.3 | 78.2 |
| 1998 | 50.8 | 78.3 |
| 1999 | 50.6 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 50.7 | 79.3 |
| 2001 | 50.8 | 79.9 |
| 2002 | 50.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | 50.7 | 79.8 |
| 2004 | 50.7 | 80.2 |
| 2005 | 50.9 | 80.6 |
| 2006 | 50.9 | 81.2 |
| 2007 | 50.9 | 81.3 |
| 2008 | 51.5 | 81.4 |
| 2009 | 52.1 | 81.3 |
| 2010 | 48.9 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 32.5 | 81.7 |
| 2012 | 49.1 | 82 |
| 2013 | 54 | 82.5 |
| 2014 | 54.4 | 82.6 |
| 2015 | 55.1 | 82.5 |
| 2016 | 55.3 | 82.9 |
| 2017 | 52.2 | 82.7 |
| 2018 | 54.8 | 83.3 |
| 2019 | 57.2 | 83.6 |
| 2020 | 57.1 | 83 |
| 2021 | 55.7 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 53.9 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 58.8 | 83 |
| 2024 | 59 | 83.1 |
| 2025 | 59.1 | 83.3 |
Somalia and Vatican population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 2,876,331 | - |
| 1961 | 2,952,054 | - |
| 1962 | 3,030,091 | - |
| 1963 | 3,110,361 | - |
| 1964 | 3,192,796 | - |
| 1965 | 3,277,874 | - |
| 1966 | 3,365,106 | - |
| 1967 | 3,454,537 | - |
| 1968 | 3,546,590 | - |
| 1969 | 3,641,015 | - |
| 1970 | 3,738,448 | - |
| 1971 | 3,837,691 | - |
| 1972 | 3,939,436 | - |
| 1973 | 4,045,592 | - |
| 1974 | 4,151,842 | - |
| 1975 | 4,257,535 | - |
| 1976 | 4,365,812 | - |
| 1977 | 4,484,050 | - |
| 1978 | 4,814,892 | - |
| 1979 | 5,449,117 | - |
| 1980 | 5,936,154 | - |
| 1981 | 5,982,849 | - |
| 1982 | 6,003,840 | - |
| 1983 | 6,198,430 | - |
| 1984 | 6,428,389 | - |
| 1985 | 6,693,289 | - |
| 1986 | 6,974,788 | - |
| 1987 | 7,228,302 | - |
| 1988 | 7,235,360 | - |
| 1989 | 7,114,817 | - |
| 1990 | 7,082,811 | - |
| 1991 | 6,813,760 | - |
| 1992 | 6,495,107 | - |
| 1993 | 6,681,399 | - |
| 1994 | 7,026,797 | - |
| 1995 | 7,285,007 | - |
| 1996 | 7,554,474 | - |
| 1997 | 7,824,525 | - |
| 1998 | 8,155,417 | - |
| 1999 | 8,492,059 | - |
| 2000 | 8,838,713 | 880 |
| 2001 | 9,198,493 | 890 |
| 2002 | 9,550,063 | 900 |
| 2003 | 9,909,157 | 911 |
| 2004 | 10,280,998 | 921 |
| 2005 | 10,644,228 | 921 |
| 2006 | 10,975,502 | 932 |
| 2007 | 11,322,582 | 821 |
| 2008 | 11,663,084 | 824 |
| 2009 | 11,961,201 | 826 |
| 2010 | 12,261,756 | 829 |
| 2011 | 12,348,830 | 832 |
| 2012 | 12,461,160 | 836 |
| 2013 | 12,869,594 | 839 |
| 2014 | 13,339,491 | 842 |
| 2015 | 13,806,963 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 14,348,740 | - |
| 2017 | 14,916,629 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 15,452,487 | - |
| 2019 | 16,030,971 | 1,000 |
| 2020 | 16,651,191 | - |
| 2021 | 17,271,431 | - |
| 2022 | 17,801,897 | - |
| 2023 | 18,358,615 | - |
| 2024 | 19,009,151 | - |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$11.5B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
13%
2025 |
n/a |
| 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 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
18.8%
2019 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
9.66%
1986 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
29
2025 |
65
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
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.23%
2024 |
0.00001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+26,859
2024 |
n/a |
| Urban population |
48.5%
2024 |
n/a |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
n/a |
| Average male height |
5.62 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Average female height |
5.25 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Quality of life index |
7.34
2025 |
76
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
9
2024 |
60
2025 |
| Higher education index |
11
2025 |
32
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
4.31
2015 |
0
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
27.4
2019 |
0.5
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
44
2025 |
150
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
54.1%
2022 |
100%
2013 |
| English speaking |
2%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
27.6%
2022 |
n/a |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
83.3 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 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
104
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
14.9%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
5.8%
2024 |
n/a |
| Air quality index |
35
2025 |
72
2025 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0 liters
2020 |
n/a |
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