Malawi vs Niger: Access to electricity, urban
Malawi
59.5%
in 2024
Niger
69.1%
in 2024
Malawi rank
209th
Niger rank
206th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 69.1% against 59.5% in Malawi, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 209th and Niger ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 34.2% | 12.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 45.3% | 13.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 59.0% | 16.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 66.5% | 11.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 69.1% against 59.5% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Malawi and Niger?
- 9.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Malawi ranks 209th and Niger ranks 206th 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.