Somalia vs South Sudan
Somalia vs South Sudan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 54.4% in Somalia and 5.4% in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 49 percentage points, or 10 times that in South Sudan.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2024, Somalia ranked 192 and South Sudan ranked 213 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Somalia | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.4 | 5.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 50.3 | 5.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 48.9 | 8.4 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 7.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 49.9 | 7.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 49.2 | 6.8 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 50.7 | 6.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 52.1 | 4.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 51.1 | 5.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 51.2 | 4.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 51.4 | 4.3 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 51.5 | 3.8 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 51.8 | 3.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 52 | 2.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52.3 | 1.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 25.5 | 3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22.9 | 1.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 82 |
| 2006 | 15.2 | – | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 15 | – | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | – | 80 |
| 2003 | 9.8 | – | 80 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | – | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | – | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 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
Somalia vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022