| Attribute |
 Somalia × |  Tuvalu × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 637,657 | 26 |
| Continent | Africa | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 627,337 | 26 |
| Water area (km²) | 10,320 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 2,385 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 3,025 | 24 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 410 | 2 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,416 | 5 |
| People | | |
| Population | 11,757,124 | 11,342 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Federal Republic of Somalia | - |
| Short country name | Somalia | Tuvalu |
| Long local name | Jamhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya | - |
| Short local name | Soomaaliya | Tuvalu |
| Former name | - Somali Democratic Republic
- Somali Republic
| |
| Government type | Federal parliamentary republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Funafuti |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 20,440,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 7,052,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | - | 3,800 |
| Labor force | 4,154,000 | 3,615 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 26.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 145,300,000 | 42,680,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 151,100,000 | 32,460,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 2.1 | 106.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.1 | 25.6 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 76.7 | 37 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | - | 10.6 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 0 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -464,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 819,000,000 | 600 |
| Imports (USD) | 94,430,000,000 | 20,690,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 30,450,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 5,300,000,000 | - |
| National currency | Somali shillings | Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars |
| National currency (code) | SOS | AUD |
| National currency (symbol) | S | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 23 | 1.311 |