Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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
be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
make 85.8% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
Life
have 67.7% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 40.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 75.4% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 94.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. 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 Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.