Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 71.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 16.6 years less
In Mexico, 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.
Economy
make 93.3% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 6.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 49.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 51.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Somalia, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 80.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 15.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 93.0% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.6% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.