Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Afghanistan or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 86.0% against 84.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Afghanistan and Micronesia (country)?

1.4%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Micronesia (country)?

22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Micronesia (country): Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Afghanistan

84.6%

in 2024

Micronesia (country)

86.0%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

161st

Micronesia (country) rank

160th

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time

Afghanistan
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 86.0% against 84.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 161st and Micronesia (country) ranks 160th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.2%	50.8%	31.7%	Micronesia (country)
2010s	71.5%	67.1%	4.3%	Afghanistan
2020s	88.4%	81.2%	7.1%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Afghanistan or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 86.0% against 84.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Afghanistan and Micronesia (country)?: 1.4%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Micronesia (country)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Micronesia (country) rank globally for access to electricity, rural?: Afghanistan ranks 161st and Micronesia (country) ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 7,729 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.