Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
205th
Sierra Leone rank
207th
Access to electricity over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.7% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 31.6% | 6.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 4.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th 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
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.