Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia
Somalia: Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy was 58.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia, 2011–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia stood at 58.82 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia peaked at 58.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.45 years, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.62 years | 32.45 years | 57.25 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.39 years | 53.93 years | 58.82 years | 4 |
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More health data for Somalia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 161,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 160,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 166,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 165,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 172,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,886 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia?
- Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy in Somalia was 58.82 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.45 years in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for life satisfaction vs. life expectancy?
- Somalia ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life satisfaction vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.