Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 98.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.7 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.1% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8% less money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 40.6% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 3.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% 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 39.6% less likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 89.7% less on education
Malawi spends 2.9% 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 Malawi? See an in-depth size comparison.