Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Central African Republic or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 5.1% against 2.0% in Central African Republic as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?

3.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Central African Republic vs Equatorial Guinea: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Central African Republic

2.0%

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea

5.1%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

210th

Equatorial Guinea rank

208th

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

Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5.1% against 2.0% in Central African Republic, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.5 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 210th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 208th of 215 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.6%	26.1%	24.5%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	1.4%	4.5%	3.2%	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Central African Republic or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 5.1% against 2.0% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?: 3.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, rural?: Central African Republic ranks 210th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 208th 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.