Colombia vs Somalia: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Colombia

3.27 million Number of people

in 2024

Somalia

3.79 million Number of people

in 2024

Colombia rank

49th

Somalia rank

47th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Somalia currently reports 3.79 million Number of people against 3.27 million Number of people in Colombia, a difference of 516,560 Number of people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Unit: Number of people
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 2,910 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).