Congo vs Madagascar: Access to electricity, urban
Congo
72.0%
in 2024
Madagascar
75.9%
in 2024
Congo rank
203rd
Madagascar rank
200th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 75.9% against 72.0% in Congo, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 203rd and Madagascar ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 53.2% | 2.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 62.7% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 73.6% | 5.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 75.9% against 72.0% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Congo and Madagascar?
- 3.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Congo ranks 203rd and Madagascar ranks 200th 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.