Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 16.7 years less
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 89.5% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2022, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 21.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
be 74.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 4.5 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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 50.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Moldova, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Somalia, 49% of the population do as of 2021.
be 81.0% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.3% less on education
Moldova spends 6.4% 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 Moldova? See an in-depth size comparison.