Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 71.8% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 28.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 98.3% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.7 times more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 82.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 82.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Somalia, 18% of the population do as of 2019.
be 97.9% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.