Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% 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 Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 11.9 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 63.6% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 32.0% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 38.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 63.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 94.6% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.8 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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 Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.