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Somalia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Somalia
som
Leads on 29 of 109 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 66 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Somalia and Thailand: Somalia leads on Radios (470,000) against Thailand (13.96); Somalia leads on Televisions (135,000) against Thailand (15.19); Somalia leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (649,000 USD per capita) against Thailand (80.60 USD per capita). Across 109 compared metrics, Somalia wins on 29 and Thailand wins on 66.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)27.94 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)27.6 %87.98 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 28% (2022 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score40.49 points56.72 points★
Radios470,000★13.96
Televisions135,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.48B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars13.51B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.75 %★21.58 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA1.5 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)NA4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index51.684.6★
Electricity Consumption315.3★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels93★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables716★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity85,000★44.89
Electricity Production339★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)649,000 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient36.8★34.9
Gross Fixed Investment2028.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.3 %★-2.27 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.66193.4★
Oil Consumption5,000988,000★
Oil Exports1,109269,100★
Oil Imports3,827807,100★
Oil Production110406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line54.4 people5.4 people★
Public Debt9361.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,600★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,590134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances15.8★1.8
Taxes and Other Revenues015.4★
Top Exporting Countries3.73B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate18.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate33.85 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)22,766★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions838,000336.69★
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributiondistribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa,highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation0 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.3 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources14.7438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.36 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)102.49142.5★
Agricultural land441,308.6 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,025 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,00064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country-0.05 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1876★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.810.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita57.36 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)563 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.3 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS8,700★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5237.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)14,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)63.89 %★50.17 %
Life expectancy at birth63.7 years80.78 years★
Median age of population15.65 years41.03 years★
Population Change683,162 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density32.22 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population20.30M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.49★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)46.36 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate6.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)11.22 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)0 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age4.55M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.4440.62★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.61 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.6169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Agemales: 1,615,598 years of age (1997 est.)18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.64 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.05 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.32 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums43.35 %★2 %
Total deaths179,638.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)25.21 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate5.8 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration27,375.5 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate94.25 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇴 Somalia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.01★
Airports40105★
Civil Air Travel141★

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