Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 28.1 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.5 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2024, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $56,700 as of 2024.
be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 6.5% as of 2024.
be 82.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 97.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 563.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 80.3% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 46.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Canada, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Canada, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Canada, about 94.0% do as of 2023.
be 70.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (80% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.3 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.8 times more coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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