Liberia vs Madagascar: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Liberia
34.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
42.5%
in 2024
Liberia rank
221st
Madagascar rank
218th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 42.5% against 34.9% in Liberia, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 221st and Madagascar ranks 218th of 229 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 17.7% | 15.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 21.9% | 7.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 37.0% | 5.7% | Madagascar |
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, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 42.5% against 34.9% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 7.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Liberia ranks 221st and Madagascar ranks 218th 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.