Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth

Burkina Faso
60.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
115.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
-100-50050100199420092024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 115.02 % change on previous year against 60.24 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 54.78 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.26 % change on previous year 27.12 % change on previous year 24.86 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 9.92 % change on previous year 16.67 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.23 % change on previous year 8.01 % change on previous year 0.7869 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 18.4 % change on previous year 22.05 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 115.02 % change on previous year against 60.24 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
54.78 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth?
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,485 data points, 1991–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.