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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Against low income countries, Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 12th of 25 on infrastructure and 24th of 24 on education. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Somalia, Fed. Rep. with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Somalia, Fed. Rep. reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.01152 of 17916 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.80185 of 19324 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2023-2.10199 of 19924 of 24proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2023-0.40196 of 21012 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.62169 of 18620 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.1580 of 21315 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-1.05183 of 19522 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Somalia, Fed. Rep., grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths19.7per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.0161%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.0262%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share99.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households13.9%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households1.53%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union62.4%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age15.4years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.4years2023no agreed direction
Population19,654,739people2025no agreed direction
Population growth3.34%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization55.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+2.62%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1446.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate6.01births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate42.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration12,077people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.404index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.229index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,404international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$1,418international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$465US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.99%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness128%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows6.39%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue2.24%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption8.11%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense6.35%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending1.59%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture30%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion28.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling7.49years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling1.9years2023higher is better
Education spending0.000008%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment20.9%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment3.35%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy54.1%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling8years2025no agreed direction

environment

CO2 per capita0.0455t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area9.17%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land70.3%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land0%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.675index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.793ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.337index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers8%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament19%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management27.7%% of managers2019higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index9index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating4,703per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.165index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.128index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.095index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.87index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.619index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.445index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.532index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.68index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration5.9%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption-1.79index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-2.21index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.95index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.73index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.58index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-2.26index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy59years2024higher is better
Infant mortality65.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality101per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.74%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate7.96per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.87per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Basic water access75.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation44.5%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting23.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility115births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality563per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance31.9%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption0litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths27.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.048per 1,000 people2014higher is better
DTP3 immunisation70%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence151per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality27.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women46.2%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending30.8%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment53.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity79.5%% of population2021higher is worse
Adult obesity14.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index30index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users27.9%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions54per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access54.4%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population48.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.723per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Informal employment81.9%% of employment2019higher is worse
Unemployment18.9%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation20.7%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation47.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study51%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment46%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.51score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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