Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 34% in Burkina Faso and 54.4% in Somalia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 20.4 percentage points, or 1.6 times that in Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoSomalia
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 34 2024 | 19.2 | 206 of 213 |
| Somalia | 54.4 2024 | 51.4 | 192 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 206 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 | Burkina Faso | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 54.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 21.7 | 50.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 19.5 | 48.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 19 | 49.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 18.5 | 49.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 17.6 | 49.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 50.7 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 17 | 52.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | 51.1 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 16.2 | 51.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 19.2 | 51.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 15.4 | 51.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 51.8 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 14.8 | 52 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 13.1 | 52.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 12.6 | 25.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 22.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 15 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 6.9 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 8.1 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 7.6 | – | – |
| 1996 | 7.1 | – | – |
| 1995 | 6.6 | – | – |
| 1994 | 6.1 | – | – |
| 1993 | 6.1 | – | – |
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