Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 99.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 46.5% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.6 years less
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 57.1% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 42.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 29.9% more children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 73.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 357.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 91.7% less on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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 Zimbabwe? See an in-depth size comparison.