Cameroon vs Senegal: Access to electricity, urban
Cameroon
95.6%
in 2024
Senegal
95.7%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
171st
Senegal rank
170th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 95.7% against 95.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 67.3% | 6.8% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 78.3% | 2.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.6% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.9% | 0.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 95.7% against 95.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Cameroon ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 170th 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.