Afghanistan vs Botswana: Access to electricity, urban
Afghanistan
97.0%
in 2024
Botswana
96.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
166th
Botswana rank
168th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 97.0% against 96.7% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 166th and Botswana ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 50.0% | 29.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 78.0% | 16.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 94.7% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Afghanistan, at 97.0% against 96.7% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Afghanistan ranks 166th and Botswana ranks 168th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, urban (% of urban 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, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.