Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity

Mozambique
36.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
208th
Papua New Guinea rank
205th

Access to electricity over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040199620102024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 36.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 208th and Papua New Guinea ranks 205th of 217 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 5.0% 4.3% 0.8% Mozambique
2000s 10.5% 13.9% 3.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 24.3% 18.1% 6.1% Mozambique
2020s 33.6% 24.8% 8.8% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 36.9% in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
6.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity?
Mozambique ranks 208th and Papua New Guinea ranks 205th 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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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

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