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Somalia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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

Somalia Vatican
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

Life expectancy
Somalia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia Vatican
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

Population
Somalia

Vatican
Year Population
Somalia Vatican
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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GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia Vatican
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

Somalia Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% 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

Somalia Vatican
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

Territory

Somalia Vatican
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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