Somalia vs Sudan
Somalia vs Sudan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 54.4% in Somalia and 66% in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 11.6 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Somalia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2024, Somalia ranked 192 and Sudan ranked 178 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Somalia | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.4 | 66 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 50.3 | 66 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 48.9 | 63.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 61.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 49.9 | 59.7 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 49.2 | 57.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 50.7 | 55.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 52.1 | 53 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 51.1 | 50.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 51.2 | 48 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 51.4 | 44.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 51.5 | 43.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 51.8 | 40.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 52 | 38.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52.3 | 36 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 25.5 | 29 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22.9 | 20 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 31.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 15.2 | 30.8 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 15 | 30.5 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 30.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 9.8 | 29.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 29.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 29.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 2.1 | 23 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 30.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 30.3 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 29.8 | – |
| 1996 | – | 29.4 | – |
| 1995 | – | 28.9 | – |
| 1994 | – | 28.4 | – |
| 1993 | – | 27.9 | – |
| 1992 | – | 27.4 | – |
| 1991 | – | 26.9 | – |
| 1990 | – | 32.8 | – |
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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025