Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural

Liberia
34.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Liberia rank
221st
Sierra Leone rank
219th

Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 39.2% against 34.9% in Liberia, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Liberia ranks 221st and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 13.2% 11.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 14.1% 18.7% 4.7% Sierra Leone
2020s 31.3% 31.6% 0.3% Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 39.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
4.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
Liberia ranks 221st 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
264 places, 6,575 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed