Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Lesotho or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Lesotho, at 85.2% against 85.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity, urban

Lesotho

85.2%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

85.2%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

189th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

189th

Access to electricity, urban over time

Lesotho
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 85.2% against 85.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Lesotho ranks 189th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 189th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.7%	38.9%	10.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	63.9%	56.9%	7.0%	Lesotho
2020s	82.4%	78.5%	3.9%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Lesotho or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Lesotho, at 85.2% against 85.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to electricity, urban?: Lesotho ranks 189th and Tanzania, United Republic of 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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Indicator: Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.