Ethiopia vs Uganda
Ethiopia vs Uganda: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 56.6% in Ethiopia and 55.3% in Uganda, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Uganda.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6 | 55.3 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 51.5 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 55 | 47.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | 45.2 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 42.1 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 41.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 44.8 | 41.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.3 | 32.4 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 | 26.7 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 18.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 20.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 13.9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | 20.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 23 | 14.6 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 12.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 23.7 | 10 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 15.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 82 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14 | 8.9 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 6.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 5.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 3.9 | – |
| 1996 | – | 2.8 | – |
| 1995 | – | 6.8 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0.5 | – |
| 1991 | – | 5.6 | – |
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
Ethiopia vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016