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

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Mauritania as of 2024.

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

0.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity

Mauritania

52.2%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

52.4%

in 2024

Mauritania rank

202nd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

201st

Access to electricity over time

Mauritania
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 52.4% against 52.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 202nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 201st of 217 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.0%	11.9%	13.1%	Mauritania
2010s	39.4%	24.8%	14.6%	Mauritania
2020s	48.9%	45.8%	3.1%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?: Mauritania ranks 202nd 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.