Djibouti vs Somalia
Djibouti vs Somalia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 69.2% in Djibouti and 54.4% in Somalia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 14.8 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Somalia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Djibouti has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2024, Djibouti ranked 176 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 | Djibouti | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.2 | 54.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 65.2 | 50.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 65 | 48.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 65.4 | 49.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 64.5 | 49.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 64.7 | 49.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 62.4 | 50.7 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 60.2 | 52.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.8 | 51.1 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 59.1 | 51.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 58.9 | 51.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 58.6 | 51.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 54.6 | 51.8 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 58.1 | 52 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 57.9 | 52.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 57.6 | 25.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 57.4 | 22.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 57.2 | 20.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 55.5 | 15.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 56.8 | 15 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 56.6 | 12.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 56.4 | 9.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 49.7 | 7.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 56.1 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 56 | 2.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 56.4 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 56.3 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 56.3 | – | – |
| 1996 | 62 | – | – |
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
Djibouti vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDjibouti: $51.7M in 2008Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025