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Somalia vs South Africa

Somalia and South Africa side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$14.17B vs $479.96BSomalia vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$813 vs $7,503Somalia vs South Africa
Population19.65M vs 64.75MSomalia vs South Africa

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201 indicators

Each country shows its latest available year, which can differ by indicator. Rows where the two sides are 5+ years apart are marked ⚠ in the Period column.

Indicator Somalia South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.17B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$813$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy5.9%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy23,581 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2018/2026 ⚠
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.6%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy18.9%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy—78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-9.04B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.6%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$640$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,640$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.29B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy55.8%2.8%1990/2025 ⚠
Industry (% of GDP)Economy9.7%24.1%1986/2025 ⚠
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy3.9%12.3%1990/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy—63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy28.1%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$21.7M$1B1983/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3%0.2%1983/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy14.9%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$23.11M$76.02B1989/2025 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.4%89.4%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy2.2%25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy33.8%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy20.7%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy—54.12022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy—17.4%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy38.7%81.1%2014/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy51%34.6%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy128.1%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy12.9%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy—$2.72B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy—3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-8.7%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$765M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy6.4%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy17.9%60.1%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.351.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy11.2%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy20.4%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$124$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy33.7%10.7%1988/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy-18.5%7.7%1988/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—12.9%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$356$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17.8%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.2%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy46%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy133.3%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy—3.7%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy—82024
ATMs per 100,000Economy—462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0.4%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.1%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy—30.2%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy—59.6%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.8B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.84B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7740.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7570.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade9.739.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.1%8.2%1982/2025 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.3%38.3%1982/2025 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade93.7%12.8%1982/2025 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade—5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade29.2%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade98.8%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4040.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6750.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2290.4762023
PopulationDemographics19.65M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics59 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.6 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics6.012.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.6%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics32.4/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics41.217.82026
Death RateDemographics9.559.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.762.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics61.6 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics56.5 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.424.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.7%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.050.792014/2022 ⚠
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth30742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.224.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth27.6%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth30.8%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.4%73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth562.6117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth10434.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth34.911.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1513892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth61%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth72%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth28.1%3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.8%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.872.252019/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth6.9%54.6%2019/2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth31.9%96.7%2019/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.266.392014/2022 ⚠
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth115.451.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$22$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth25.1%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth31.1%93.7%2019/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.9%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare14.3%3.6%2009/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare3%88.6%2006/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare45.3%3.6%2006/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3%11.8%2009/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.4%23.5%1987/2023 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation54.1%91.2%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation70.7%97.2%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation49.8%97.6%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.9%92.5%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation—93.9%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—90.4%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—86.9%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation9.2%62.2%2011/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation—77.9%2002
Secondary EnrollmentEducation3.3%104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security53.2%10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security6.5M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture70.3%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture98.9113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture98.46K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture56K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture69K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture2K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.06K t1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture690 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,000 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture401 kg/ha3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture4.8M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—43.72022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance9412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1280.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.870.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.79-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.95-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-2.210.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-2.26-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.73-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.580.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian20.97K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.35M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.7K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology27.9%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology54179.32023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology61%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.75.32023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology83%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology50%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology4%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure54.4%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure34.07K15.45M2019/2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy49.5 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy45.9 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3.6 MW4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy95.4%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.4%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy49.5 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.4%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy18.6%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy2.3%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy79.1%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.4 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy190 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.05 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate11.2%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate9.2%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate0%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate55%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate18.5 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Somalia or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $14.17B for Somalia versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Somalia and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Somalia and South Africa on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=SO,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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