Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.433 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.392 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Sierra Leone rank
204th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
00.10.20.30.4199620102024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.433 units per person against 0.392 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.041 units per person.

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 0.1393 units per person 0.1153 units per person 0.024 units per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1815 units per person 0.1874 units per person 0.0059 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.2484 units per person 0.3158 units per person 0.0674 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.433 units per person against 0.392 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.041 units per person, 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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.