Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 67.6% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 17.6 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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 80.5% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 64.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 81.6% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 10.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Somalia, 84% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.9% less on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. 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 Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.