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Somalia, Fed. Rep. vs Togo
Side-by-side comparison of Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Togo from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa · nation age 66 years
In short
Togo scores 23.8 in the NationsTree Index (180th in the world) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. scores 19.3 (190th), a gap of 4.5 points. Their trees are 2.9 m and 3.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has 2.3 times the population of Togo. Somalia, Fed. Rep. is 11 times larger than Togo by land area. Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Togo have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.7 million and Togo 8.6 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $4,079 in Togo and $1,643 in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2025, international dollars). People in Togo live on average 4.0 years longer (62.9 vs 59.0 years).
Of 29 indicators reported by both countries, Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks higher in the world on 6 and Togo on 23. Somalia, Fed. Rep. is clearly stronger in environment & energy, trade and land & people. Togo is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, natural resources and society & health.
Over the last five years Somalia, Fed. Rep. improved faster (direction score 70 vs 28 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Togo.
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
18.9%
179th of 187
Togobetter
2.0%
16th of 187
GDP growthEconomy
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
3.0%
116th of 210
Togobetter
6.3%
30th of 210
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
70%
169th of 193
Togobetter
90%
104th of 193
Rule of lawInstitutions & safety
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
22.9
206th of 207
Togobetter
48.3
139th of 207
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
26.1
198th of 205
Togobetter
47.3
134th of 205
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Togo overtook Somalia, Fed. Rep. in GDP (PPP) in 2022 and has stayed ahead since.
Togo has been ahead of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Togo has been ahead of Somalia, Fed. Rep. in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has been ahead of Togo in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Somalia, Fed. Rep.Togo All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 637,65742nd/216 · 2024 | 56,785126th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 627,34042nd/216 · 2024 | 54,390125th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 19.7 m66th/217 · 2025 | 8.6 m101st/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 3.34%8th/217 · 2025 | 2.18%39th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 30.3171st/216 · 2024 | 154.674th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 55.1%144th/217 · 2025 | 44.4%164th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 46.6%2nd/217 · 2025 | 40.4%22nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 2.6%206th/217 · 2025 | 3.5%178th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $13.00 bn148th/210 · 2025 | $11.89 bn152nd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $32.29 bn148th/199 · 2025 | $35.05 bn145th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $27.59 bn147th/199 · 2025 | $29.95 bn145th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $661205th/210 · 2025 | $1,384184th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $1,643197th/199 · 2025 | $4,079176th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $640195th/201 · 2025 | $1,350176th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.0%116th/210 · 2025 | 6.3%30th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | — | 0.4%24th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 18.9%179th/187 · 2025 | 2.0%16th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 12.7%2nd/55 · 2024 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | — | 64.9%126th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.3%42nd/192 · 2025 | -3.2%114th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 55.8%1990 | 20.3%34th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | — | 21.0%122nd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 3.9%1990 | 11.4%82nd/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | — | 61.7%74th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.80 bn138th/182 · 2025 | $2.39 bn148th/182 · 2023 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $12.84 bn111th/182 · 2025 | $3.44 bn149th/182 · 2023 |
| Exports % of GDP | 29.2%116th/183 · 2025 | 24.6%127th/183 · 2023 |
| Imports % of GDP | 98.8%10th/183 · 2025 | 35.3%113th/183 · 2023 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 128.1%36th/183 · 2025 | 59.9%128th/183 · 2023 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | — | 1.8%105th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | — | 35.0%84th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | — | 34.4%44th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | — | 26.0%23rd/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | — | 0.7%150th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -24.3%186th/191 · 2025 | -2.8%112th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 6.4%32nd/196 · 2025 | 1.9%109th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 11.2%43rd/209 · 2021 | 7.9%54th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 4.88%23rd/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 11.24%4th/209 · 2021 | 2.98%22nd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 1.8%176th/206 · 2024 | 48.7%8th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 337159th/183 · 2022 | 1,425115th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | — | 482,000126th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | — | $264.0 m110th/175 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | — | 15.9%40th/168 · 2019 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 269,00090th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 59.0212th/217 · 2024 | 62.9201st/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 101.1194th/196 · 2024 | 56.1174th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.052014 | 0.08168th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.9124th/145 · 2019 | 0.3142nd/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 70%169th/193 · 2024 | 90%104th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 11.1%150th/153 · 2022 | 21.6%139th/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 3.3%173rd/173 · 2023 | 63.4%144th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 8.2%2017 | 18.2%46th/55 · 2021 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 5.1%196th/217 · 2025 | 6.2%176th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 3.7%161st/193 · 2023 | 6.1%101st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 54.1%90th/98 · 2022 | 72.6%75th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | — | 14.9%2020 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.404192nd/193 · 2023 | 0.571161st/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 37.974th/108 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 34.7%94th/108 · 2021 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 54.4%194th/215 · 2024 | 61.1%186th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 20.5%137th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 16.4%132nd/144 · 2024 | 13.0%136th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 27.9%172nd/186 · 2024 | 39.5%159th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 54197th/210 · 2023 | 81166th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 0.7175th/208 · 2023 | 1.4164th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 1.90154th/164 · 2022 | 2.30117th/164 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 34,066149th/161 · 2019 | 2.2 m78th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.0510th/203 · 2024 | 0.3133rd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 95.4%2nd/212 · 2022 | 75.1%23rd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 18.5105th/200 · 2023 | 34.3166th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 7.8%173rd/214 · 2024 | 22.5%126th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 493120th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 13.3201st/205 · 2025 | 35.2168th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 13.9206th/207 · 2025 | 33.8148th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 22.9206th/207 · 2025 | 48.3139th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 27.6204th/207 · 2025 | 50.7172nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 26.1198th/205 · 2025 | 47.3134th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 28.6184th/205 · 2025 | 38.7153rd/205 · 2025 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $199.5 m128th/156 · 2025 | $204.9 m126th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.5%87th/156 · 2025 | 1.9%72nd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 20.8%6th/154 · 2025 | 7.1%47th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 14,000120th/170 · 2020 | 10,000131st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.47%119th/168 · 2020 | 0.38%133rd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 2.0 m144th/163 · 2025 | 5.0 m129th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | — | 0.22%81st/110 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 152134th/197 · 2023 | 136135th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the larger population: 19.7 m (2025) compared with 8.6 m for Togo (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Somalia, Fed. Rep. is larger: 637,657 km² (2024) compared with 56,785 km² for Togo (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Togo has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $35.05 bn intl. (2025) compared with $32.29 bn intl. for Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Togo has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $4,079 intl. (2025) compared with $1,643 intl. for Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Togo has the higher life expectancy at birth: 62.9 years (2024) compared with 59.0 years for Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Togo spends more on the military: $204.9 m (2025) compared with $199.5 m for Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Somalia, Fed. Rep. or Togo?
Togo: 23.8 points (180th in the world); Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 19.3 points (190th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Somalia, Fed. Rep. vs Togo — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/somalia-fed-rep-vs-togo. Data as of 26 October 2026.