Somalia vs Uganda: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Somalia
54.4%
in 2024
Uganda
55.3%
in 2024
Somalia rank
208th
Uganda rank
206th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 55.3% against 54.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 208th and Uganda ranks 206th of 229 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.4% | 3.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 24.2% | 27.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 48.2% | 2.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 55.3% against 54.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.9%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Somalia ranks 208th and Uganda ranks 206th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.