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Somalia vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 42nd vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Somalia Venezuela
Population
20177806
28610737
Population rank 66/197 54/197
GDP
$12.1B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 149/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$637
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 191/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,601
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt n/a
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank n/a 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,941
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
242,217 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.13
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
16.6 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Somalia and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Somalia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Somalia

Venezuela
Year GDP
Somalia Venezuela
1960 $180,459,937 $7,663,938,303
1961 $191,659,914 $8,067,267,031
1962 $203,531,928 $8,814,309,884
1963 $216,145,936 $9,608,717,288
1964 $229,529,913 $8,192,413,793
1965 $243,725,898 $8,427,777,778
1966 $257,375,897 $8,781,333,333
1967 $271,781,887 $9,250,000,000
1968 $286,719,885 $10,034,444,444
1969 $306,357,285 $10,285,111,111
1970 $347,985,394 $11,561,111,111
1971 $347,039,446 $12,986,590,909
1972 $447,883,941 $13,977,727,273
1973 $483,699,611 $17,035,581,395
1974 $572,504,036 $26,100,930,233
1975 $757,015,879 $27,464,651,163
1976 $871,344,245 $31,419,534,884
1977 $498,550,725 $36,210,697,674
1978 $564,571,823 $39,316,279,070
1979 $589,566,929 $48,310,930,233
1980 $602,515,548 $59,116,511,628
1981 $699,302,473 $66,327,441,860
1982 $774,578,932 $67,736,744,186
1983 $735,408,642 $67,556,279,070
1984 $787,434,542 $59,867,743,468
1985 $875,702,247 $61,965,466,667
1986 $916,590,786 $60,516,123,711
1987 $1,018,972,664 $48,029,034,483
1988 $1,051,596,967 $60,226,413,793
1989 $1,181,360,844 $43,536,709,104
1990 $1,031,282,081 $48,606,952,195
1991 $717,974,930 $53,453,444,787
1992 $709,297,579 $60,416,519,620
1993 $1,260,132,956 $60,037,460,783
1994 $1,481,205,098 $58,418,666,667
1995 $1,534,756,135 $77,389,487,770
1996 $1,792,234,297 $70,543,211,119
1997 $2,191,749,014 $85,837,678,560
1998 $2,962,047,564 $91,336,763,255
1999 $3,045,751,528 $97,972,842,462
2000 $3,412,797,450 $117,146,466,003
2001 $2,252,847,465 $122,911,036,747
2002 $2,192,684,135 $92,893,587,734
2003 $2,836,724,352 $83,620,628,582
2004 $3,859,592,813 $112,451,400,425
2005 $4,683,246,454 $145,513,489,652
2006 $5,026,743,282 $183,477,522,124
2007 $5,430,713,729 $230,364,012,576
2008 $5,913,620,293 $315,953,388,511
2009 $2,948,594,552 $329,787,628,928
2010 $2,687,807,004 $393,192,354,511
2011 $2,906,000,097 $316,482,190,800
2012 $4,364,670,160 $381,286,237,848
2013 $5,062,881,600 $371,005,379,787
2014 $5,728,399,720 $482,359,318,768
2015 $6,152,149,100 -
2016 $6,613,743,070 -
2017 $7,621,501,710 -
2018 $7,873,440,830 -
2019 $8,655,023,960 -
2020 $8,628,393,720 -
2021 $9,483,997,390 -
2022 $10,202,767,270 -
2023 $10,968,517,090 -
2024 $12,108,515,110 -

Somalia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Somalia

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Somalia Venezuela
1960 $62.7 $939
1961 $64.9 $954
1962 $67.2 $1,007
1963 $69.5 $1,060
1964 $71.9 $874
1965 $74.4 $869
1966 $76.5 $876
1967 $78.7 $893
1968 $80.8 $938
1969 $84.1 $932
1970 $93.1 $1,015
1971 $90.4 $1,106
1972 $113.7 $1,155
1973 $119.6 $1,367
1974 $137.9 $2,034
1975 $177.8 $2,078
1976 $199.6 $2,309
1977 $111.2 $2,585
1978 $117.3 $2,727
1979 $108.2 $3,257
1980 $101.5 $3,874
1981 $116.9 $4,228
1982 $129 $4,202
1983 $118.6 $4,079
1984 $122.5 $3,520
1985 $130.8 $3,549
1986 $131.4 $3,376
1987 $141 $2,611
1988 $145.3 $3,191
1989 $166 $2,250
1990 $145.6 $2,452
1991 $105.4 $2,633
1992 $109.2 $2,907
1993 $188.6 $2,825
1994 $210.8 $2,689
1995 $210.7 $3,487
1996 $237.2 $3,113
1997 $280.1 $3,711
1998 $363 $3,870
1999 $359 $4,071
2000 $386 $4,776
2001 $244.9 $4,920
2002 $229.6 $3,652
2003 $286.3 $3,230
2004 $375 $4,269
2005 $440 $5,432
2006 $458 $6,739
2007 $480 $8,332
2008 $507 $11,262
2009 $246.5 $11,597
2010 $219.2 $13,646
2011 $235.3 $10,844
2012 $350 $12,901
2013 $393 $12,403
2014 $429 $15,944
2015 $446 -
2016 $461 -
2017 $511 -
2018 $510 -
2019 $540 -
2020 $518 -
2021 $549 -
2022 $573 -
2023 $597 -
2024 $637 -

Somalia vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Somalia

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia Venezuela
1950 41.5 51.1
1951 41.7 52
1952 41.9 52.7
1953 42.1 53.4
1954 42.3 54.1
1955 42.5 54.8
1956 42.7 55.5
1957 42.9 56.2
1958 43.1 56.9
1959 43.3 57.7
1960 43.5 58.4
1961 43.7 59.1
1962 44 59.7
1963 44.2 60.5
1964 44.4 61.2
1965 44.6 61.9
1966 44.8 62.9
1967 45.1 63.6
1968 45.3 63.9
1969 45.5 63.8
1970 45.6 64.8
1971 45.8 65.2
1972 46 65.6
1973 46.2 65.7
1974 44.3 66.2
1975 44.5 66.7
1976 44.7 67.3
1977 47 67.7
1978 47 68.1
1979 47.4 68.2
1980 47.6 68.2
1981 47.8 68.7
1982 48 69
1983 48.2 69.5
1984 48.4 69.7
1985 48.3 70
1986 48.4 70.5
1987 49 70.7
1988 43.9 70.8
1989 46.6 70.8
1990 46.9 71
1991 25.4 71.2
1992 25 71.2
1993 50.6 71.4
1994 50.3 71.3
1995 50.6 71.7
1996 50.5 71.9
1997 50.3 72.6
1998 50.8 72.4
1999 50.6 72.1
2000 50.7 72.4
2001 50.8 71
2002 50.8 72.8
2003 50.7 72.1
2004 50.7 72.8
2005 50.9 73.1
2006 50.9 73
2007 50.9 73.3
2008 51.5 72.6
2009 52.1 72.8
2010 48.9 73.1
2011 32.5 73.1
2012 49.1 73.1
2013 54 73.1
2014 54.4 72.8
2015 55.1 73
2016 55.3 72
2017 52.2 71.9
2018 54.8 72.6
2019 57.2 72.8
2020 57.1 72.4
2021 55.7 71.5
2022 53.9 72.6
2023 58.8 72.5
2024 59 72.7
2025 59.1 72.8

Somalia and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Somalia

Venezuela
Year Population
Somalia Venezuela
1960 2,876,331 8,160,090
1961 2,952,054 8,455,915
1962 3,030,091 8,756,870
1963 3,110,361 9,064,021
1964 3,192,796 9,377,712
1965 3,277,874 9,697,790
1966 3,365,106 10,024,854
1967 3,454,537 10,358,513
1968 3,546,590 10,697,530
1969 3,641,015 11,040,280
1970 3,738,448 11,387,790
1971 3,837,691 11,741,008
1972 3,939,436 12,099,180
1973 4,045,592 12,463,537
1974 4,151,842 12,835,351
1975 4,257,535 13,215,892
1976 4,365,812 13,606,284
1977 4,484,050 14,006,812
1978 4,814,892 14,416,684
1979 5,449,117 14,834,552
1980 5,936,154 15,258,218
1981 5,982,849 15,687,297
1982 6,003,840 16,121,874
1983 6,198,430 16,562,205
1984 6,428,389 17,008,841
1985 6,693,289 17,461,434
1986 6,974,788 17,923,536
1987 7,228,302 18,394,963
1988 7,235,360 18,871,020
1989 7,114,817 19,348,921
1990 7,082,811 19,827,010
1991 6,813,760 20,304,896
1992 6,495,107 20,780,948
1993 6,681,399 21,254,520
1994 7,026,797 21,725,188
1995 7,285,007 22,193,821
1996 7,554,474 22,662,113
1997 7,824,525 23,131,685
1998 8,155,417 23,601,337
1999 8,492,059 24,066,593
2000 8,838,713 24,526,708
2001 9,198,493 24,979,922
2002 9,550,063 25,435,671
2003 9,909,157 25,892,703
2004 10,280,998 26,340,838
2005 10,644,228 26,785,804
2006 10,975,502 27,224,686
2007 11,322,582 27,649,363
2008 11,663,084 28,053,696
2009 11,961,201 28,438,298
2010 12,261,756 28,813,101
2011 12,348,830 29,185,212
2012 12,461,160 29,553,826
2013 12,869,594 29,912,198
2014 13,339,491 30,254,079
2015 13,806,963 30,573,972
2016 14,348,740 30,765,720
2017 14,916,629 30,565,323
2018 15,452,487 29,807,592
2019 16,030,971 28,938,098
2020 16,651,191 28,444,077
2021 17,271,431 28,237,826
2022 17,801,897 28,213,017
2023 18,358,615 28,300,854
2024 19,009,151 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Somalia and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Somalia

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Somalia Venezuela
1960 7.25 6.38
1961 7.25 6.3
1962 7.26 6.23
1963 7.26 6.16
1964 7.26 6.07
1965 7.26 5.98
1966 7.26 5.87
1967 7.25 5.75
1968 7.23 5.61
1969 7.21 5.47
1970 7.18 5.32
1971 7.15 5.17
1972 7.12 5.04
1973 7.09 4.91
1974 7.06 4.79
1975 7.03 4.69
1976 7.02 4.59
1977 7 4.49
1978 7.13 4.4
1979 7.16 4.3
1980 7.18 4.2
1981 7.23 4.1
1982 7.25 4.01
1983 7.28 3.93
1984 7.3 3.86
1985 7.33 3.79
1986 7.35 3.73
1987 7.37 3.67
1988 7.4 3.6
1989 7.42 3.52
1990 7.44 3.45
1991 7.47 3.37
1992 7.5 3.29
1993 7.53 3.22
1994 7.54 3.15
1995 7.58 3.08
1996 7.62 3.02
1997 7.66 2.97
1998 7.66 2.91
1999 7.66 2.86
2000 7.65 2.79
2001 7.64 2.78
2002 7.63 2.74
2003 7.6 2.7
2004 7.57 2.64
2005 7.53 2.63
2006 7.49 2.6
2007 7.46 2.52
2008 7.42 2.48
2009 7.38 2.42
2010 7.32 2.4
2011 7.27 2.4
2012 7.21 2.38
2013 7.14 2.33
2014 7.06 2.3
2015 6.98 2.25
2016 6.88 2.22
2017 6.77 2.18
2018 6.66 2.15
2019 6.56 2.13
2020 6.45 2.12
2021 6.35 2.11
2022 6.26 2.09
2023 6.13 2.08

Somalia and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Somalia

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Somalia Venezuela
1960 18.1 16.6
1961 17.9 16.6
1962 17.8 16.5
1963 17.7 16.5
1964 17.6 16.5
1965 17.5 16.5
1966 17.5 16.6
1967 17.5 16.6
1968 17.5 16.7
1969 17.5 16.9
1970 17.5 17
1971 17.6 17.2
1972 17.6 17.3
1973 17.6 17.5
1974 17.7 17.7
1975 17.7 17.9
1976 17.7 18.1
1977 17.7 18.3
1978 17.7 18.5
1979 17.6 18.7
1980 17.6 18.8
1981 17.5 19
1982 17.4 19.2
1983 17.4 19.4
1984 17.3 19.6
1985 17.2 19.8
1986 17.1 20
1987 17 20.2
1988 16.8 20.4
1989 16.7 20.6
1990 16.5 20.8
1991 16.5 21
1992 16.7 21.2
1993 16.8 21.4
1994 16.7 21.6
1995 16.6 21.9
1996 16.5 22.1
1997 16.4 22.3
1998 16.4 22.6
1999 16.3 22.8
2000 16.3 23.1
2001 16.2 23.4
2002 16.2 23.6
2003 16.1 23.9
2004 16 24.1
2005 15.9 24.4
2006 15.7 24.7
2007 15.6 24.9
2008 15.6 25.2
2009 15.6 25.5
2010 15.7 25.8
2011 15.8 26.1
2012 16 26.5
2013 16 26.8
2014 16 27.1
2015 16.1 27.4
2016 16.1 27.7
2017 16.2 28
2018 16.2 28.4
2019 16.3 28.9
2020 16.3 29.2
2021 16.4 29.6
2022 16.5 29.8
2023 16.5 30
2024 16.6 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$11.5B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.000008%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
1989
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
14,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.94%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2019
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
9.66%
1986
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
29
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$23.1M
1989
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$2.12B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
38.7%
2014
87.3%
2024

Energy

Somalia Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
95.4%
2022
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.2%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Somalia Venezuela
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,859
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
48.5%
2024
88.5%
2024
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
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
9
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2015
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.4
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2022
97.6%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
27.6%
2022
61.6%
2017

Health

Somalia Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$15.3
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.47
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
50.4%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2014
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
563
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
14.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Somalia Venezuela
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
59,769 mi
2014

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