Afghanistan vs Somalia: Equal resource distribution index
Afghanistan
0.072
in 2025
Somalia
0.092
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Somalia rank
170th
Equal resource distribution index over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.092 against 0.072 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.181 | 0.038 | 0.143 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.181 | 0.038 | 0.143 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.2138 | 0.038 | 0.1758 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.199 | 0.038 | 0.161 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.203 | 0.0448 | 0.1582 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.221 | 0.0663 | 0.1547 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.24 | 0.3254 | 0.0854 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2501 | 0.314 | 0.0639 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.201 | 0.308 | 0.107 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0659 | 0.0778 | 0.0119 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.25 | 0.0376 | 0.2124 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3042 | 0.0412 | 0.263 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.117 | 0.0972 | 0.0198 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.092 against 0.072 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.02, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 170th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal resource distribution index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.