Ethiopia vs Somalia
Ethiopia vs Somalia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 21.9% in Ethiopia and 27.9% in Somalia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 6 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 170 and Somalia ranked 168 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 27.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 26.1 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 27.6 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | 23.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 15 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | – | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | – | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | – | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 1.1 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.4 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025