Nigeria vs Somalia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Nigeria
23.5%
in 2024
Somalia
24.4%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
200th
Somalia rank
199th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 24.4% against 23.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 199th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 7.8% | 16.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 39.3% | 11.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 28.4% | 1.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 24.4% against 23.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Nigeria ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 199th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.