Namibia vs Somalia: Access to electricity, urban
Namibia
77.2%
in 2024
Somalia
73.4%
in 2024
Namibia rank
199th
Somalia rank
202nd
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 77.2% against 73.4% in Somalia, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 31.8% | 41.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 68.3% | 4.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.0% | 1.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Namibia or Somalia?
- Namibia, at 77.2% against 73.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Namibia and Somalia?
- 3.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Namibia ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.