Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 64.8% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 20.2 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 97.3% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 4.4 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 43.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 Latvia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Somalia, 18% of the population do as of 2019.
be 97.8% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 6.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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 Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.