Angola vs Somalia
Angola vs Somalia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 55.5% in Angola and 54.4% in Somalia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Angola, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Somalia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2024, Angola ranked 189 and Somalia ranked 192 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Angola | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.5 | 54.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 51.1 | 50.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 48.2 | 49.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 47 | 49.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 45.6 | 49.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 45.3 | 50.7 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 42.9 | 52.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 41.8 | 51.1 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 42 | 51.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 32 | 51.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 38.4 | 51.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 37.3 | 51.8 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 34.6 | 52 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 35 | 52.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 33.8 | 25.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 38.5 | 22.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 37.5 | 20.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 30.5 | 15.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 15 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 28.4 | 12.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 27.4 | 9.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 26.3 | 7.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 20 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 24.2 | 2.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025