Which has higher access to electricity, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Burkina Faso, at 34.0% against 22.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

11.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Access to electricity (% of population)

Burkina Faso

34.0%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

22.5%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

210th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

211th

Access to electricity (% of population) over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 34.0% against 22.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 210th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th of 217 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.0%	9.4%	1.6%	Burkina Faso
2010s	15.9%	16.1%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	22.5%	21.4%	1.1%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Burkina Faso, at 34.0% against 22.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 11.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for access to electricity?: Burkina Faso ranks 210th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 8,142 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.