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
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.