Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Mozambique
36.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
220th
Sierra Leone rank
219th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 39.2% against 36.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mozambique ranks 220th and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 11.5% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 18.7% | 5.5% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.6% | 2.1% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 39.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
- 2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Mozambique ranks 220th 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.