Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Sierra Leone rank
204th
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.7% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 31.6% | 6.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 4.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 204th 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.