Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Guinea-Bissau
43.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
216th
Sierra Leone rank
219th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 43.7% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 216th and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 12.4% | 6.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 31.6% | 6.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 43.7% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 4.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 216th and Sierra Leone ranks 219th 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.