Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 65.0% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 19.1 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 84.9% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 81.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% 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 95.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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 Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.