Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 90.5% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 62.7% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 89.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 80.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% 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 95.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.