Cameroon vs Libya: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Cameroon
72.0%
in 2024
Libya
77.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
190th
Libya rank
186th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Cameroon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 77.4% against 72.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 190th and Libya ranks 186th of 229 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 91.1% | 44.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 74.6% | 16.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 72.0% | 3.1% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural, Cameroon or Libya?
- Libya, at 77.4% against 72.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Cameroon and Libya?
- 5.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Libya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Libya rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Cameroon ranks 190th and Libya ranks 186th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.