Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, urban
Guinea-Bissau
65.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
56.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
208th
Sierra Leone rank
210th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 65.6% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 30.3% | 4.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 44.2% | 9.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 56.0% | 5.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 65.6% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 9.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 210th 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.