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Malawi vs Niger: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita

Malawi
15.6%
in 2024
Niger
21.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
212th
Niger rank
209th

Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.3% against 15.6% in Malawi, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.

Malawi ranks 212th and Niger ranks 209th 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.