What is the difference in number of deaths between Netherlands and Somalia?

14,220 deaths, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Somalia: Number of deaths

Netherlands

166,336 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

180,556 deaths

in 2023

Netherlands rank

62nd

Somalia rank

61st

Number of deaths over time

Netherlands
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 180,556 deaths against 166,336 deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 14,220 deaths.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 62nd and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	80,960 deaths	55,037 deaths	25,923 deaths	Netherlands
1960s	96,941 deaths	65,564 deaths	31,376 deaths	Netherlands
1970s	111,806 deaths	81,703 deaths	30,103 deaths	Netherlands
1980s	120,861 deaths	119,847 deaths	1,014 deaths	Netherlands
1990s	134,780 deaths	154,632 deaths	19,852 deaths	Somalia
2000s	137,615 deaths	160,584 deaths	22,968 deaths	Somalia
2010s	144,442 deaths	205,453 deaths	61,012 deaths	Somalia
2020s	168,164 deaths	196,050 deaths	27,887 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Netherlands or Somalia?: Somalia, at 180,556 deaths against 166,336 deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Netherlands and Somalia?: 14,220 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Somalia rank globally for number of deaths?: Netherlands ranks 62nd and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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