Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita

Kenya
77.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
77.7%
in 2024
Kenya rank
173rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st

Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 77.7% against 77.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 22.2% 55.2% 33.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 45.1% 67.3% 22.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 75.4% 78.5% 3.0% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 77.7% against 77.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
Kenya ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st 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

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.