Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Benin
45.0%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
47.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
182nd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
179th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 47.7% against 45.0% in Benin, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 182nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 20.8% | 17.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 29.4% | 21.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 35.0% | 20.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 46.0% | 12.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 47.7% against 45.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2.7%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Benin ranks 182nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 179th 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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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.