Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Namibia
59.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.0%
in 2024
Namibia rank
202nd
Zimbabwe rank
198th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 62.0% against 59.3% in Namibia, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 202nd and Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 229 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.4% | 3.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 40.5% | 8.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.2% | 0.8% | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 62.0% against 59.3% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 2.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Namibia ranks 202nd and Zimbabwe ranks 198th 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.