Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Access to electricity, urban
Burkina Faso
87.8%
in 2024
Rwanda
88.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
185th
Rwanda rank
183rd
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 88.0% against 87.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 185th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 25.0% | 10.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 40.2% | 5.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 71.3% | 13.7% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 95.6% | 26.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 88.0% against 87.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 185th and Rwanda ranks 183rd 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.