Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 27.2 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.4% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.9 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.7% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 81.8% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 48.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.2% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.