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Somalia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

147th of 156 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, passengers carriedSomalia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 29,800 in 1971 to 34,066 in 2019.19801990200020100100k200k300k34,066

Somalia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 29,800 in 1971 to 34,066 in 2019.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

137th of 161 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, freightSomalia's air transport, freight fell from 0.1 in 1970 to 0 in 2019.1970198019902000201002468100

Somalia's air transport, freight fell from 0.1 in 1970 to 0 in 2019.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

121st of 162 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Container port trafficSomalia's container port traffic rose from 39,415 in 2010 to 92,238 in 2019.20102012201420162018050k100k92,238

Somalia's container port traffic rose from 39,415 in 2010 to 92,238 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

99th of 165 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexSomalia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 4.2 in 2006 to 9.7 in 2021.2010201520200246810129.7

Somalia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 4.2 in 2006 to 9.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

136th of 138 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallSomalia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.2 in 2007 to 2 in 2022.2010201520201.21.41.61.822.22.42

Somalia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.2 in 2007 to 2 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

194th of 215 · 29th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Somalia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 2.1 % in 2000 to 54.4 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%20%40%60%54.4 %

Somalia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 2.1 % in 2000 to 54.4 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

147th of 183 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySomalia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.6 /100k in 2000 to 27.4 /100k in 2019.20002005201020152626.52727.52827.4 /100k

Somalia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.6 /100k in 2000 to 27.4 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Somalia.

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