Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 84.6% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 34.2% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 76.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 94.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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 Cote d'Ivoire? See an in-depth size comparison.