Kenya vs Rwanda: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita

Kenya
77.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
72.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
173rd
Rwanda rank
175th

Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 77.0% against 72.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 173rd and Rwanda ranks 175th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of population
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.