Quality of life comparison

live 11.9 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

be 24.1% more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.8 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 28.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 57.0% 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

have 24.2% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 18% of people have electricity access (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 18.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

see 97.4% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.