Mali vs Mauritania: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Mali
49.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
52.2%
in 2024
Mali rank
215th
Mauritania rank
214th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 52.2% against 49.5% in Mali, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mali ranks 215th and Mauritania ranks 214th of 229 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 25.0% | 8.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 39.4% | 3.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 3.3% | Mali |
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, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 52.2% against 49.5% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Mali and Mauritania?
- 2.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Mali ranks 215th and Mauritania ranks 214th 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.