Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Sierra Leone
24.9%
in 2024
Somalia
24.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Somalia rank
199th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.9% against 24.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Somalia ranks 199th of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 9.3% | 5.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 38.1% | 35.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 28.4% | 16.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.9% against 24.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 197th 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.