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
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.