Gambia vs Lesotho: Access to electricity, urban
Gambia
85.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
85.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
186th
Lesotho rank
189th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 85.6% against 85.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 28.7% | 27.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 63.9% | 7.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.4% | 1.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 85.6% against 85.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Gambia ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 189th 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.