Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Madagascar
42.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
218th
Sierra Leone rank
219th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 42.5% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 218th and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.5% | 4.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.7% | 3.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 31.6% | 5.4% | 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, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Madagascar, at 42.5% 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 Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 3.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Madagascar ranks 218th 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.