Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 14.9% of people as of 2024.
live 18.6 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.8% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Somalia spends $52 as of 2023.
have 64.9% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Somalia scores 27 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Somalia, that number is 18.9% as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Somalia, however, that number is 55.4% as of 2022.
make 90.7% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $661 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Somalia, 563.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.1% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2024. In Somalia, it is 54.1% as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Somalia, on the other hand, 65.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 50% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 63.8% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Somalia, about 27.9% do as of 2024.
be 18.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Somalia, that number is 75% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.2% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
Safety
be 13.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Somalia, they kill 20.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.8% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Somalia has 0.7 as of 2023.
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Somalia withdraws 25% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.1% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Somalia, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Somalia: At a glance
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