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Somalia, Fed. Rep. · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Mogadishu Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i SOM · SO
NationsTree Index 2025 i19.3190th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.9 msee ranking Military strength i24percentile
Population i19.7 m66th of 217 Area i637,657 km²42nd of 216 GDP i$13.00 bn148th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$32.29 bn intl.148th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,643 intl.197th of 199 Life expectancy i59.0 years212th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i5
Strength · trunk i38
Quality of life · crown i3
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i14
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i70
CSV

In short

Somalia, Fed. Rep. is 190th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 19.3 out of 100; its tree is 2.9 m tall.

It has 19.7 million people and an economy of $32.29 bn at purchasing power parity, 148th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (2nd of 212), Central government debt (2nd of 55) and CO₂ emissions per person (10th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Secondary enrolment (173rd of 173), Rule of law (206th of 207) and Control of corruption (206th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 196th to 190th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 637,657 42nd/216
Land area ikm² 627,340 42nd/216
Population ipeople 19.7 m 66th/217
Population growth i% 3.34% 8th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 30.3 171st/216
Urban population i% 55.1% 144th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 46.6% 2nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.6% 206th/217

Economy

31
GDP iUSD $13.00 bn 148th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $32.29 bn 148th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $27.59 bn 147th/199
GDP per person iUSD $661 205th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,643 197th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $640 195th/201
GDP growth i% 3.0% 116th/210
Unemployment i% 18.9% 179th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 12.7% 2nd/55
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.3% 42nd/192

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 55.8%1990
Manufacturing i% of GDP 3.9%1990

Trade

52
Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.80 bn 138th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.84 bn 111th/182
Exports i% of GDP 29.2% 116th/183
Imports i% of GDP 98.8% 10th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 128.1% 36th/183
Current account balance i% of GDP -24.3% 186th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 6.4% 32nd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 11.2% 43rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 11.24% 4th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.8% 176th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 337 159th/183

Society & health

7
Life expectancy iyears 59.0 212th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 101.1 194th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.052014
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.9 124th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 70% 169th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 11.1% 150th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 3.3% 173rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 8.2%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.1% 196th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.7% 161st/193
Adult literacy i% 54.1% 90th/98
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.404 192nd/193

Infrastructure & digital

9
Access to electricity i% of population 54.4% 194th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 16.4% 132nd/144
Internet users i% of population 27.9% 172nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 54 197th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.7 175th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.90 154th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 34,066 149th/161

Environment & energy

66
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.05 10th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 95.4% 2nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 18.5 105th/200
Forest area i% of land area 7.8% 173rd/214

Institutions & safety

3
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 13.3 201st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 13.9 206th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 22.9 206th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 27.6 204th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 26.1 198th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 28.6 184th/205

Military

38
Military expenditure iUSD $199.5 m 128th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.5% 87th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 20.8% 6th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 14,000 120th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.47% 119th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 144th/163

Science & innovation

32
Scientific articles iarticles 152 134th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Somalia, Fed. Rep. — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/somalia-fed-rep. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Somalia, Fed. Rep. — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/somalia-fed-rep. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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