Benin vs Namibia: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use

Benin

57.0%

in 2023

Namibia

56.7%

in 2023

Benin rank

187th

Namibia rank

188th

Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use over time

Benin
Namibia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 57.0% against 56.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Namibia ahead.

Benin ranks 187th and Namibia ranks 188th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Benin
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Namibia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use
Unit: % of population
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 6,488 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.