Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Ethiopia
56.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
60.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
204th
Lesotho rank
201st
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 60.6% against 56.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 204th and Lesotho ranks 201st of 229 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 8.7% | 7.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.7% | 3.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.2% | 1.3% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 60.6% against 56.6% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 4.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 204th and Lesotho ranks 201st 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.