Since 1991, Somalia has actually been in a state of anarchy under the separatist regime of armed forces  The per capita GDP in Somalia rose from $210 in 1991 to $600 in 2011  In the same year, per capita GDP was US $548 in Tanzania, US $436 in Central Africa and US $350 in Ethiopia
It is unreliable to judge the overall living standard of the people of a country on the basis of a single index.
In view of this, compared with many African countries ruled by a strong central government, Somalia, which is in a state of anarchy, its people's living standards are not poor at all