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Eritrea vs Somalia

79 shared metrics.

EritreaLeads in 38

vs79 shared

SomaliaLeads in 41

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Eritrea

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Identity

Formal name: State of Eritrea.

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Identity

Name origin: the country name derives from the ancient Greek name Erythra Thalassa, meaning "Red Sea," the body of water that borders the country.

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Somalia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Federal Republic of Somalia.

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Identity

Name origin: the name means "Land of the Somali," a local ethnic group.

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Analysis

Somalia leads in 41 of 79 shared metrics, while Eritrea leads in 38.

Eritrea's Government Debt (% GDP) is 265599.0x that of Somalia (132.8% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).

Eritrea's Broadband Access (%) is 278.4x that of Somalia (202 per 100 people vs 0.72 per 100 people).

Eritrea's Capital Elevation is 257.3x that of Somalia (2.3K m vs 9.0 m).

Eritrea's Armed Forces Personnel is 13.4x that of Somalia (202.0K vs 14.0K).

Eritrea's Vehicles per 1,000 People is 4.2x that of Somalia (23.17 per 1k people vs 4.5 per 1k people).

Key Comparisons

Government Debt (% GDP)Eritrea leads

Eritrea

132.8% of GDP

Somalia

0.00% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)Eritrea leads

Eritrea

202 per 100 people

Somalia

0.72 per 100 people

Capital ElevationEritrea leads

Eritrea

2.3K m

Somalia

9.0 m

Armed Forces PersonnelEritrea leads

Eritrea

202.0K

Somalia

14.0K

Vehicles per 1,000 PeopleEritrea leads

Eritrea

23.17 per 1k people

Somalia

4.5 per 1k people

CO2 Per CapitaEritrea leads

Eritrea

0.21 t/person/yr

Somalia

0.07 t/person/yr

All Metrics

Government Debt (% GDP)

Eritrea

132.8% of GDP

Somalia

0.00% of GDP

26559900% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Eritrea

202 per 100 people

Somalia

0.72 per 100 people

27839% higher

Capital Elevation

Eritrea

2.3K m

Somalia

9.0 m

25733% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Eritrea

202.0K

Somalia

14.0K

1343% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Eritrea

23.17 per 1k people

Somalia

4.5 per 1k people

420% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Eritrea

0.21 t/person/yr

Somalia

0.07 t/person/yr

203% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Eritrea

9.0

Somalia

4.0

125% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Somalia

Eritrea

0.02

Somalia

0.62

96% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Somalia

Eritrea

0.01

Somalia

0.13

93% lower

Irrigated Land

Somalia

Eritrea

210 km²

Somalia

2.0K km²

89% lower

Forest Area

Somalia

Eritrea

10.5K km²

Somalia

57.5K km²

82% lower

Water Withdrawal

Somalia

Eritrea

0.58 B m³

Somalia

3.3 B m³

82% lower

Land Area

Somalia

Eritrea

121.2K km²

Somalia

627.3K km²

81% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Eritrea

0.09 per 1k

Somalia

0.05 per 1k

80% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Eritrea

$27.08

Somalia

$15.35

76% higher

Unemployment Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

5.6%

Somalia

18.86%

71% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

10.24% of youth labor force

Somalia

34.23% of youth labor force

70% lower

Population

Somalia

Eritrea

6.42M

Somalia

20.32M

68% lower

Scientific Publications

Somalia

Eritrea

34.32

Somalia

106.49

68% lower

Obesity Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

4.2%

Somalia

12.7%

67% lower

Child Mortality

Somalia

Eritrea

35.4 per 1k births

Somalia

104 per 1k births

66% lower

Suicide Rate

Eritrea

13.23 per 100k

Somalia

8.0 per 100k

66% higher

Water Stress (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

20.79%

Somalia

54.97%

62% lower

Infant Mortality

Somalia

Eritrea

25.5 per 1k births

Somalia

67.8 per 1k births

62% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Eritrea

4.2%

Somalia

2.6%

62% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Somalia

Eritrea

0.07

Somalia

0.17

58% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Eritrea

243.0K kW

Somalia

156.0K kW

56% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Somalia

Eritrea

0.15

Somalia

0.34

55% lower

Airports

Somalia

Eritrea

Somalia

52% lower

Official Languages Count

Eritrea

3.0

Somalia

2.0

50% higher

Border Neighbors

Eritrea

3.0

Somalia

2.0

50% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Eritrea

3.9% of GDP

Somalia

2.6% of GDP

48% higher

Fertility Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

3.4 children/woman

Somalia

6.4 children/woman

47% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Eritrea

13 pts

Somalia

9.0 pts

44% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

65.18 per 1k

Somalia

117.1 per 1k

44% lower

Birth Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

25.92 per 1k

Somalia

46.36 per 1k

44% lower

Death Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

6.4 per 1k

Somalia

11.22 per 1k

43% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Somalia

Eritrea

11.11%

Somalia

18.6%

40% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Somalia

Eritrea

24.4% of adults

Somalia

38.5% of adults

37% lower

Urban Population (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

34.54%

Somalia

54.62%

37% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Somalia

Eritrea

11.97% of adults

Somalia

18.1% of adults

34% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Eritrea

32.35 µg/m³

Somalia

24.53 µg/m³

32% higher

Internet Users (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

20%

Somalia

28%

29% lower

Coastline Length

Somalia

Eritrea

2.2K km

Somalia

3.0K km

26% lower

Human Development Index

Eritrea

0.50

Somalia

0.40

25% higher

Dependency Ratio

Somalia

Eritrea

73.43% of working-age pop.

Somalia

96.79% of working-age pop.

24% lower

Land Border Length

Somalia

Eritrea

1.8K km

Somalia

2.4K km

23% lower

Highest Elevation

Eritrea

3.0K m

Somalia

2.5K m

23% higher

Median Age

Eritrea

18.7 years

Somalia

15.4 years

21% higher

Youth Population (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

38.14%

Somalia

46.59%

18% lower

Life Expectancy

Eritrea

68.6 years

Somalia

58.8 years

17% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

80.7%

Somalia

95.4%

15% lower

Political Corruption Index

Somalia

Eritrea

0.75

Somalia

0.87

14% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Eritrea

577.78 gCO2/kWh

Somalia

511.63 gCO2/kWh

13% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Somalia

Eritrea

17.7 per 100k

Somalia

20.2 per 100k

12% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

62.65%

Somalia

70.34%

11% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Eritrea

1.0 per 1k

Somalia

0.90 per 1k

11% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Somalia

Eritrea

0.78 Mt CO2e

Somalia

0.87 Mt CO2e

10% lower

Inflation Rate

Eritrea

7.4%

Somalia

6.8%

9% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Eritrea

59 per 100 people

Somalia

54 per 100 people

9% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Somalia

Eritrea

12 days/yr

Somalia

13 days/yr

8% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Eritrea

54.4%

Somalia

50.3%

8% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Somalia

Eritrea

8.6%

Somalia

9.2%

6% lower

Electricity Generation

Eritrea

0.44 TWh

Somalia

0.42 TWh

5% higher

Population Density

Somalia

Eritrea

28.64 /km²

Somalia

29.26 /km²

2% lower

Beer Consumption

Eritrea

0.32 L/person/yr

Somalia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Eritrea

0 L/person/yr

Somalia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Eritrea

2.0 time zones

Somalia

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Eritrea

Somalia

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Somalia

Eritrea

Somalia

2.3%

ranked lower

Protected Land (%)

Eritrea

Somalia

ranked higher

Alcohol Consumption

Eritrea

1.1 L/adult/yr

Somalia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Eritrea

0 per 1M people

Somalia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Somalia

Eritrea

-75 m

Somalia

0 m

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Eritrea

13% of GDP

Somalia

-9.5% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Eritrea

1.0 sites

Somalia

0 sites

ranked higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Eritrea

0.02 per 100k people

Somalia

0 per 100k people

ranked higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Eritrea

0 per 1M people

Somalia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Food Waste per Person

Somalia

Eritrea

132.67 kg/person/yr

Somalia

132.83 kg/person/yr

equal

Comparison of Eritrea and Somalia across 79 metrics
				Winner
Government Debt (% GDP)	132.8% of GDP	0.00% of GDP	26559900% higher	Eritrea
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	0.72 per 100 people	27839% higher	Eritrea
Capital Elevation	2.3K m	9.0 m	25733% higher	Eritrea
Armed Forces Personnel	202.0K	14.0K	1343% higher	Eritrea
Vehicles per 1,000 People	23.17 per 1k people	4.5 per 1k people	420% higher	Eritrea
CO2 Per Capita	0.21 t/person/yr	0.07 t/person/yr	203% higher	Eritrea
Merchant Fleet Size	9.0	4.0	125% higher	Eritrea
Freedom of Expression Index	0.02	0.62	96% lower	Somalia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.01	0.13	93% lower	Somalia
Irrigated Land	210 km²	2.0K km²	89% lower	Somalia
Forest Area	10.5K km²	57.5K km²	82% lower	Somalia
Water Withdrawal	0.58 B m³	3.3 B m³	82% lower	Somalia
Land Area	121.2K km²	627.3K km²	81% lower	Somalia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.09 per 1k	0.05 per 1k	80% higher	Eritrea
Health Spending Per Capita	$27.08	$15.35	76% higher	Eritrea
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	18.86%	71% lower	Somalia
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.24% of youth labor force	34.23% of youth labor force	70% lower	Somalia
Population	6.42M	20.32M	68% lower	Somalia
Scientific Publications	34.32	106.49	68% lower	Somalia
Obesity Rate	4.2%	12.7%	67% lower	Somalia
Child Mortality	35.4 per 1k births	104 per 1k births	66% lower	Somalia
Suicide Rate	13.23 per 100k	8.0 per 100k	66% higher	Eritrea
Water Stress (%)	20.79%	54.97%	62% lower	Somalia
Infant Mortality	25.5 per 1k births	67.8 per 1k births	62% lower	Somalia
Elderly Population (%)	4.2%	2.6%	62% higher	Eritrea
Electoral Democracy Index	0.07	0.17	58% lower	Somalia
Electric Generating Capacity	243.0K kW	156.0K kW	56% higher	Eritrea
Women's Political Empowerment	0.15	0.34	55% lower	Somalia
Airports	19	40	52% lower	Somalia
Official Languages Count	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Eritrea
Border Neighbors	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Eritrea
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.9% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	48% higher	Eritrea
Fertility Rate	3.4 children/woman	6.4 children/woman	47% lower	Somalia
Corruption Perceptions Index	13 pts	9.0 pts	44% higher	Eritrea
Teen Birth Rate	65.18 per 1k	117.1 per 1k	44% lower	Somalia
Birth Rate	25.92 per 1k	46.36 per 1k	44% lower	Somalia
Death Rate	6.4 per 1k	11.22 per 1k	43% lower	Somalia
Solar Electricity Share	11.11%	18.6%	40% lower	Somalia
Hypertension Prevalence	24.4% of adults	38.5% of adults	37% lower	Somalia
Urban Population (%)	34.54%	54.62%	37% lower	Somalia
Insufficient Physical Activity	11.97% of adults	18.1% of adults	34% lower	Somalia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	32.35 µg/m³	24.53 µg/m³	32% higher	Eritrea
Internet Users (%)	20%	28%	29% lower	Somalia
Coastline Length	2.2K km	3.0K km	26% lower	Somalia
Human Development Index	0.50	0.40	25% higher	Eritrea
Dependency Ratio	73.43% of working-age pop.	96.79% of working-age pop.	24% lower	Somalia
Land Border Length	1.8K km	2.4K km	23% lower	Somalia
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	2.5K m	23% higher	Eritrea
Median Age	18.7 years	15.4 years	21% higher	Eritrea
Youth Population (%)	38.14%	46.59%	18% lower	Somalia
Life Expectancy	68.6 years	58.8 years	17% higher	Eritrea
Renewable Energy (%)	80.7%	95.4%	15% lower	Somalia
Political Corruption Index	0.75	0.87	14% lower	Somalia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	577.78 gCO2/kWh	511.63 gCO2/kWh	13% higher	Eritrea
Road Traffic Death Rate	17.7 per 100k	20.2 per 100k	12% lower	Somalia
Agricultural Land (%)	62.65%	70.34%	11% lower	Somalia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.0 per 1k	0.90 per 1k	11% higher	Eritrea
Total CO2 Emissions	0.78 Mt CO2e	0.87 Mt CO2e	10% lower	Somalia
Inflation Rate	7.4%	6.8%	9% higher	Eritrea
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	59 per 100 people	54 per 100 people	9% higher	Eritrea
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	13 days/yr	8% lower	Somalia
Electricity Access (%)	54.4%	50.3%	8% higher	Eritrea
Forest Coverage (%)	8.6%	9.2%	6% lower	Somalia
Electricity Generation	0.44 TWh	0.42 TWh	5% higher	Eritrea
Population Density	28.64 /km²	29.26 /km²	2% lower	Somalia
Beer Consumption	0.32 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Eritrea
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Eritrea
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Eritrea
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Eritrea
Wind Electricity Share	0%	2.3%	ranked lower	Somalia
Protected Land (%)	0%	0%	ranked higher	Eritrea
Alcohol Consumption	1.1 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Eritrea
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Eritrea
Lowest Elevation	-75 m	0 m	ranked lower	Somalia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	13% of GDP	-9.5% of GDP	ranked higher	Eritrea
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Eritrea
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.02 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Eritrea
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Eritrea
Food Waste per Person	132.67 kg/person/yr	132.83 kg/person/yr	equal	Somalia

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Analysis

Somalia leads in 41 of 79 shared metrics, while Eritrea leads in 38.

Eritrea's Government Debt (% GDP) is 265599.0x that of Somalia (132.8% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).

Eritrea's Broadband Access (%) is 278.4x that of Somalia (202 per 100 people vs 0.72 per 100 people).

Eritrea's Capital Elevation is 257.3x that of Somalia (2.3K m vs 9.0 m).

Eritrea's Armed Forces Personnel is 13.4x that of Somalia (202.0K vs 14.0K).

Eritrea's Vehicles per 1,000 People is 4.2x that of Somalia (23.17 per 1k people vs 4.5 per 1k people).

Key Comparisons

Government Debt (% GDP)Eritrea leads

Eritrea

132.8% of GDP

Somalia

0.00% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)Eritrea leads

Eritrea

202 per 100 people

Somalia

0.72 per 100 people

Capital ElevationEritrea leads

Eritrea

2.3K m

Somalia

9.0 m

Armed Forces PersonnelEritrea leads

Eritrea

202.0K

Somalia

14.0K

Vehicles per 1,000 PeopleEritrea leads

Eritrea

23.17 per 1k people

Somalia

4.5 per 1k people

CO2 Per CapitaEritrea leads

Eritrea

0.21 t/person/yr

Somalia

0.07 t/person/yr

Government Debt (% GDP)

132.8% of GDP

0.00% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

0.72 per 100 people

Capital Elevation

2.3K m

9.0 m

Armed Forces Personnel

202.0K

14.0K

Vehicles per 1,000 People

23.17 per 1k people

4.5 per 1k people

CO2 Per Capita

0.21 t/person/yr

0.07 t/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

9.0

4.0

Freedom of Expression Index

0.02

0.62

Liberal Democracy Index

0.01

0.13

Irrigated Land

210 km²

2.0K km²

Forest Area

10.5K km²

57.5K km²

Water Withdrawal

0.58 B m³

3.3 B m³

Land Area

121.2K km²

627.3K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.09 per 1k

0.05 per 1k

Health Spending Per Capita

$27.08

$15.35

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

18.86%

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.24% of youth labor force

34.23% of youth labor force

Population

6.42M

20.32M

Scientific Publications

34.32

106.49

Obesity Rate

4.2%

12.7%

Child Mortality

35.4 per 1k births

104 per 1k births

Suicide Rate

13.23 per 100k

8.0 per 100k

Water Stress (%)

20.79%

54.97%

Infant Mortality

25.5 per 1k births

67.8 per 1k births

Elderly Population (%)

4.2%

2.6%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.07

0.17

Electric Generating Capacity

243.0K kW

156.0K kW

Women's Political Empowerment

0.15

0.34

Airports

Official Languages Count

3.0

2.0

Border Neighbors

3.0

2.0

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.9% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Fertility Rate

3.4 children/woman

6.4 children/woman

Corruption Perceptions Index

13 pts

9.0 pts

Teen Birth Rate

65.18 per 1k

117.1 per 1k

Birth Rate

25.92 per 1k

46.36 per 1k

Death Rate

6.4 per 1k

11.22 per 1k

Solar Electricity Share

11.11%

18.6%

Hypertension Prevalence

24.4% of adults

38.5% of adults

Urban Population (%)

34.54%

54.62%

Insufficient Physical Activity

11.97% of adults

18.1% of adults

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

32.35 µg/m³

24.53 µg/m³

Internet Users (%)

20%

28%

Coastline Length

2.2K km

3.0K km

Human Development Index

0.50

0.40

Dependency Ratio

73.43% of working-age pop.

96.79% of working-age pop.

Land Border Length

1.8K km

2.4K km

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

2.5K m

Median Age

18.7 years

15.4 years

Youth Population (%)

38.14%

46.59%

Life Expectancy

68.6 years

58.8 years

Renewable Energy (%)

80.7%

95.4%

Political Corruption Index

0.75

0.87

Electricity Carbon Intensity

577.78 gCO2/kWh

511.63 gCO2/kWh

Road Traffic Death Rate

17.7 per 100k

20.2 per 100k

Agricultural Land (%)

62.65%

70.34%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.0 per 1k

0.90 per 1k

Total CO2 Emissions

0.78 Mt CO2e

0.87 Mt CO2e

Inflation Rate

7.4%

6.8%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

59 per 100 people

54 per 100 people

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

12 days/yr

13 days/yr

Electricity Access (%)

54.4%

50.3%

Forest Coverage (%)

8.6%

9.2%

Electricity Generation

0.44 TWh

0.42 TWh

Population Density

28.64 /km²

29.26 /km²

Beer Consumption

0.32 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

2.3%

Protected Land (%)

Alcohol Consumption

1.1 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-75 m

0 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

13% of GDP

-9.5% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 sites

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.02 per 100k people

0 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people

Food Waste per Person

132.67 kg/person/yr

132.83 kg/person/yr