Which has higher access to electricity, Mali or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 52.4% against 49.5% in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.9%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Mali vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity

Mali

49.5%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

52.4%

in 2024

Mali rank

203rd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

201st

Access to electricity over time

Mali
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 52.4% against 49.5% in Mali, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Mali ranks 203rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 201st of 217 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.1%	7.7%	1.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	16.8%	11.9%	4.9%	Mali
2010s	35.8%	24.8%	11.0%	Mali
2020s	52.2%	45.8%	6.4%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Mali or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 52.4% against 49.5% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.9%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?: Mali ranks 203rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 201st 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: 03 September 2026

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