Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Lesotho
60.6%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
201st
Zimbabwe rank
198th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 62.0% against 60.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 201st and Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 229 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 36.4% | 27.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 40.5% | 9.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 55.2% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
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, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 62.0% against 60.6% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 1.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 201st and Zimbabwe ranks 198th 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.