Somalia
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
- Population
- 19,654,739 (2025)
- Total area
- 637,660 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 6.1° N, 45.8° E
Somalia at a glance
Somalia is a country in Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Worldwide, Somalia has the 2nd highest fertility rate (6.01 births per woman in 2024, among 195 countries with data), the 3rd lowest health spending per person ($22 in 2023, among 191) and the lowest CO₂ emissions per person (0.05 t in 2024, among 181).
Flag of Somalia
Somalia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Micronesia, Kosovo, Nauru and Saint Lucia.
Somalia in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 19,654,739 | 66thof 195 | 24thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 637,660 km² | 42ndof 194 | 19thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $13B | 140thof 182 | 36thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $661 | 178thof 182 | 48thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 59.0 years | 190thof 195 | 49thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 6.01 | 2ndof 195 | 2ndof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $22 | 189thof 191 | 52ndof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 55.1% | 125thof 195 | 21stof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 27.9% | 166thof 180 | 39thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 9.2% | 154thof 191 | 41stof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.05 t | 181stof 181 | 53rdof 53 |
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Somalia compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Somalia · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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