Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, urban
Malawi
59.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
56.4%
in 2024
Malawi rank
209th
Sierra Leone rank
210th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 59.5% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 209th and Sierra Leone ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 44.2% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 56.0% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 59.5% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 3.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Malawi ranks 209th 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.