What is the difference in population, female, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, female, per unit of GDP

Somalia

0.0008 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

9th

Population, female, per unit of GDP over time

Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 212 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0069 units per US$ of GDP	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1970s	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0032 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per unit of gdp, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Somalia, at 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, female, per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population, female divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.