Rwanda vs Somalia
Rwanda vs Somalia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people in Rwanda and 9.9 per 100,000 people in Somalia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 1 per 100,000 people, or 1.1 times that in Somalia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Rwanda ranked 72 and Somalia ranked 82 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Rwanda | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.4 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.9 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 20.2 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 21.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 23 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 24 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 24.3 | 12.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 24.5 | 12.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 24 | 12.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 23 | 12 | 16 |
| 1992 | 23 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 22.2 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
Rwanda vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025