Somalia vs Zambia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita

Somalia
0.456 people per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.464 people per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
22nd
Zambia rank
19th

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
00.20.40.60.81200020122024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.464 people per person against 0.456 people per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.008 people per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8648 people per person 0.7887 people per person 0.0761 people per person Somalia
2010s 0.4867 people per person 0.6725 people per person 0.1858 people per person Zambia
2020s 0.4944 people per person 0.5124 people per person 0.018 people per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Somalia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.464 people per person against 0.456 people per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Somalia and Zambia?
0.008 people per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Somalia ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.