Lesotho vs Somalia: Access to electricity
Lesotho
29.7%
in 2016
Somalia
29.9%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
199th
Somalia rank
198th
Access to electricity over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.9% against 29.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th of 216 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 12.1% | 2.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 29.9% against 29.7% in Lesotho as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for access to electricity?
- Lesotho ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 198th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as Access to electricity (% of total 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 is the percentage of population with access to electricity.