Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
72.0%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
72.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
174th
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 72.9% against 72.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 174th of 214 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 44.2% | 6.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 54.6% | 7.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 62.2% | 4.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 71.3% | 2.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 72.9% against 72.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.9%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 174th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita. 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 means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.