Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita

Mali
49.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Mali rank
200th
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd

Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Mali
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060199620102024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 49.5% against 43.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mali ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 214 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 6.1% 6.0% 0.1% Mali
2000s 16.8% 13.9% 2.9% Mali
2010s 35.8% 18.1% 17.6% Mali
2020s 52.2% 24.8% 27.4% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
Mali, at 49.5% against 43.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
6.2%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
Mali ranks 200th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd 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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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.