Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.9 years less
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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
be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 23.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
make 91.4% less money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Botswana, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 90.8% more children
In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 35.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 80.4% less likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 15.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Botswana, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.6% less on education
Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education 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 Botswana? See an in-depth size comparison.