Namibia vs Uganda: Access to electricity, urban
Namibia
77.2%
in 2024
Uganda
78.3%
in 2024
Namibia rank
199th
Uganda rank
196th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 78.3% against 77.2% in Namibia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 36.7% | 33.8% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 44.8% | 28.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 58.1% | 14.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 1.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Namibia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 78.3% against 77.2% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Namibia and Uganda?
- 1.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Namibia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th 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.