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

Gambia
0.0008 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th

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

  • Gambia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Somalia

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, Gambia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Somalia?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?
Gambia ranks 6th 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.