Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, urban
Papua New Guinea
66.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
56.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
210th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 66.8% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 30.3% | 34.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 44.2% | 22.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 56.0% | 9.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 66.8% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 10.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th 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.