Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea
65.1%
in 2024
Gambia
69.0%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
181st
Gambia rank
178th
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 69.0% against 65.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st and Gambia ranks 178th of 214 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 35.1% | 29.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 53.9% | 12.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.4% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 69.0% against 65.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 3.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st and Gambia ranks 178th 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.