Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Martin instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 24.9 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Martin, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.9 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Saint Martin, the GDP per capita is $19,300 as of 2005.
Life
be 92.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Martin, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
have 62.8% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Martin, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Martin, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Martin, about 48.5% do as of 2022.
be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saint Martin, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Saint Martin, that number is 59 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Martin: At a glance
How big is Saint Martin compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.