Afghanistan vs Somalia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0021 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
1st
Somalia rank
4th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
00.0010.0020.003200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th of 210 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0012 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 6,413 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.