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

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 22.5% against 21.3% in Niger as of 2024.

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

1.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

22.5%

in 2024

Niger

21.3%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

211th

Niger rank

212th

Access to electricity (% of population) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 22.5% against 21.3% in Niger, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th and Niger ranks 212th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.4%	9.4%	0.0%	Niger
2010s	16.1%	16.1%	0.0%	—
2020s	21.4%	19.6%	1.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 22.5% against 21.3% in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 1.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for access to electricity?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th and Niger ranks 212th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Access to electricity. Statizoid, drawing on SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-population/congo-dem-rep/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-population/congo-dem-rep/niger/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Access to electricity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.