Cameroon vs Gambia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Cameroon
42.7%
in 2024
Gambia
39.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
186th
Gambia rank
189th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 42.7% against 39.2% in Gambia, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 4.4% | 5.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 2.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 26.6% | 7.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 33.6% | 5.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Cameroon or Gambia?
- Cameroon, at 42.7% against 39.2% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 3.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Cameroon ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 189th 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.