Botswana vs Gabon: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Botswana
45.9%
in 2024
Gabon
51.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
181st
Gabon rank
178th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 51.3% against 45.9% in Botswana, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 181st and Gabon ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 19.6% | 3.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 28.7% | 2.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 32.2% | 2.7% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 51.3% against 45.9% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Botswana and Gabon?
- 5.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Botswana ranks 181st and Gabon ranks 178th 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.