Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural

Mozambique
36.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
220th
Papua New Guinea rank
217th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 36.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mozambique ranks 220th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th of 229 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 10.5% 13.9% 3.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 24.3% 18.1% 6.1% Mozambique
2020s 33.6% 24.8% 8.8% Mozambique

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, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 43.3% against 36.9% in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
6.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
Mozambique ranks 220th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th 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