Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe: Access to electricity, urban
Angola
78.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
78.9%
in 2024
Angola rank
198th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
195th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Angola
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 78.9% against 78.0% in Angola, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Angola ranks 198th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 66.3% | 15.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 72.8% | 4.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 79.9% | 3.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Angola or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 78.9% against 78.0% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Angola and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Angola ranks 198th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 195th 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.