Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 65.0% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 19.1 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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 75.9% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 42.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 74.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 93.5% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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 Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.