Niger vs Somalia
Niger vs Somalia: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in Niger and 66.3 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 1.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.03 times that in Niger.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 6 and Somalia ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at 18 per 1,000 live births and Somalia at 30.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Niger | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64.6 | 66.3 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 65.3 | 86.7 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 65.9 | 70.1 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 66.6 | 72.1 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 67.1 | 74.3 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 67.7 | 83.7 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 68.2 | 94.4 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 68.7 | 81 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 69.3 | 83.1 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 69.9 | 85.5 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 70.5 | 88 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 71.5 | 109.1 | 35 |
| 2011 | 72.5 | 201.1 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 74 | 110 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 75.8 | 97.7 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 77.9 | 99.9 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 80.4 | 101.8 | 42 |
| 2006 | 83.4 | 102.7 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 86.6 | 103.3 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 90 | 103.9 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 93.4 | 104.1 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 96.8 | 104 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 100 | 104 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 102.9 | 104.2 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 105.7 | 104.3 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 108.4 | 104.1 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 111.1 | 106.5 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 113.8 | 104.4 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 116.4 | 104.2 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 118.9 | 105.2 | 62 |
| 1993 | 121.1 | 105.1 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 123.1 | 254.4 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 124.8 | 245.8 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 126.1 | 108 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 127 | 109.4 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 127.5 | 115 | 68 |
| 1987 | 127.7 | 112.7 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 127.7 | 113.9 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 127.3 | 114.9 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 127 | 115.3 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 126.4 | 116.3 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 126 | 117.3 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 125.8 | 118.3 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 125.8 | 119.3 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 126.1 | 120.3 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 126.6 | 121.2 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 127.1 | 122.2 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 127.6 | 133.2 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 128 | 134.4 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 128.2 | 135.6 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 128.1 | 126.1 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 127.8 | 127 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 128.5 | 128 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 126.9 | 129 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 126.5 | 130 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 126 | 131 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 125.6 | 132 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 125.3 | 133.1 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 124.9 | 134.2 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 124.8 | 135.5 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 124.7 | 136.5 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 124.7 | 137.7 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 124.7 | 139.3 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 124.7 | 140 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 124.8 | 141.1 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 124.8 | 142.2 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 124.8 | 143.4 | 120 |
| 1956 | 124.9 | 144.6 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 124.9 | 145.8 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 124.9 | 147 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 124.9 | 148.2 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 124.9 | 149.4 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 124.9 | 150.6 | 136 |
| 1950 | 124.9 | 151.8 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.356–71.2 | 65.659–73.9 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 62.151.4–73.5 | 6555.7–77.4 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 6148.6–75 | 64.453.2–78.5 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 59.845.2–76.2 | 63.850–79.7 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 58.641.9–76.7 | 63.248.1–82.2 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 57.540.3–78.4 | 62.646–82.7 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 56.438.4–77.8 | 61.944.3–85.5 | 24 |
| 2031 | 55.435.7–78.3 | 61.443.5–85 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 54.433.9–79.5 | 60.841.7–86 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 53.431.9–78.8 | 60.240.2–88.1 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 52.429.9–79 | 59.739–89.3 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 51.427.9–78.7 | 59.138.1–90 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 50.626.5–77.4 | 58.536.8–91.5 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 49.625.4–77.2 | 5835.6–92.4 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 48.724.1–76.6 | 57.533.9–94.1 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 47.922.3–77.2 | 5733.8–94.1 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 4721.6–77.5 | 56.531.5–94.1 | 20 |
| 2041 | 46.220.1–77.9 | 5631–95.1 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 45.419.7–77 | 55.530.3–94.6 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 44.619–76.9 | 5529.2–93.9 | 19 |
| 2044 | 43.918–75.9 | 54.427.3–94 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 43.117.6–76 | 53.926.1–94.7 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 42.416.7–75.3 | 53.424.8–95.7 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 41.716.3–75.6 | 52.923.7–96.6 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 41.115.9–76.2 | 52.423.1–94.1 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 40.414.9–76.6 | 51.922.4–95.8 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 39.614.4–75.6 | 51.421.4–95.5 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 38.813.6–74 | 5120.6–95.6 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 38.113.3–74.6 | 50.520.4–94.4 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 37.413.2–74 | 5019.3–95.4 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 36.712.8–73.6 | 49.519.2–95.5 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 36.111.7–71.5 | 4918.3–95 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 35.411.8–72.9 | 48.618–95 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 34.711.5–72 | 48.117.5–97.2 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 34.211–71.8 | 47.616.8–98 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 33.610.2–71.3 | 47.116.3–97.8 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 3310–70.6 | 46.616.4–96.5 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 32.59.7–71.6 | 46.115.2–96.9 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 31.99–69.7 | 45.714.5–96.6 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 31.48.9–69.6 | 45.314.2–99 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 30.98.7–70.8 | 44.914–98.9 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 30.48.4–70.1 | 44.413.4–99.3 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 29.88.4–70 | 44.112.7–99.8 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 29.48–70.7 | 43.612.5–100.7 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 28.87.7–69.3 | 43.212–99.5 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 28.47.7–70.1 | 42.811.8–98.8 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 27.97.6–69.6 | 42.311.6–98.2 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 27.57.4–68.5 | 41.910.9–98 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 27.17.2–67 | 41.510.9–99.9 | 13 |
| 2073 | 26.66.9–65.2 | 4110.7–99.8 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 26.26.8–64.5 | 40.610.3–99.9 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 25.86.8–65.6 | 40.39.8–100.6 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 25.46.6–65 | 39.89.4–98.2 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 256.5–65.2 | 39.49.2–97.2 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 24.56.4–65.3 | 39.18.4–97.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 24.16.3–64.1 | 38.78.3–95.7 | 12 |
| 2080 | 23.86.2–63.5 | 38.38.1–95.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 23.45.9–62.9 | 37.88.1–98.4 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 235.8–63 | 37.48–96.4 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 22.75.8–62.4 | 377.8–98.9 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 22.45.5–62.2 | 36.67.4–98.7 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 225.6–59.7 | 36.37.5–97.2 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 21.75.4–60.6 | 35.97.3–96.8 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 21.45.2–60.8 | 35.67.3–96.4 | 11 |
| 2088 | 215.2–59.4 | 35.26.9–98.5 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 20.75–57.4 | 34.96.9–97.6 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 20.44.8–56.9 | 34.56.7–97.2 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 20.14.7–55.3 | 34.16.6–98.1 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 19.84.8–55.4 | 33.76.4–97.4 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 19.64.7–54.9 | 33.46.1–95.7 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 19.44.6–55.5 | 336–98.3 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 19.14.5–55.2 | 32.65.9–99.5 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 18.94.5–55.2 | 32.26–100 | 10 |
| 2097 | 18.74.4–54.7 | 31.85.8–99.2 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 18.44.3–53.6 | 31.45.8–101.5 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 18.24.2–53.8 | 315.7–99.7 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 184.1–53.3 | 30.65.5–97.4 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Niger vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025