Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, urban
Malawi
59.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
66.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
209th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 66.8% against 59.5% in Malawi, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 209th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 61.8% | 37.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 65.0% | 33.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 66.5% | 23.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 65.5% | 10.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 66.8% against 59.5% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Malawi ranks 209th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th 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.