What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?

0.1%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zimbabwe: Access to electricity, urban

Tanzania, United Republic of

85.2%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

85.1%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

189th

Zimbabwe rank

191st

Access to electricity, urban over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 85.2% against 85.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 189th and Zimbabwe ranks 191st of 215 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.1%	85.1%	58.0%	Zimbabwe
2000s	38.9%	86.4%	47.5%	Zimbabwe
2010s	56.9%	84.6%	27.7%	Zimbabwe
2020s	78.5%	85.8%	7.3%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zimbabwe?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 85.2% against 85.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe rank globally for access to electricity, urban?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 189th and Zimbabwe ranks 191st 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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Indicator: Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.