Somalia vs South Sudan
Somalia vs South Sudan: Internet users
Internet users: 27.9% in Somalia in 2024 and 6.7% in South Sudan in 2019, by ITU estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 3.9 percentage points, or 2.44 times that in Somalia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
- The world as a whole: 53.9% in 2019.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Somalia | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 27.9 | – | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 26.1 | – | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 27.6 | – | 67 |
| 2021 | 23.9 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 15 | – | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | – | 4.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | – | 4.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.3 | – | 30.9 |
| 2010 | – | – | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | – | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.1 | – | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | – | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.1 | – | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.1 | – | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.1 | – | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | – | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 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
Somalia vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022