Gabon vs Vanuatu: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Gabon
51.3%
in 2024
Vanuatu
58.5%
in 2024
Gabon rank
178th
Vanuatu rank
175th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Gabon
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 58.5% against 51.3% in Gabon, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 178th and Vanuatu ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 13.4% | 6.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 36.8% | 8.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 58.3% | 26.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Gabon or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 58.5% against 51.3% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Gabon and Vanuatu?
- 7.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Vanuatu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Vanuatu rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Gabon ranks 178th and Vanuatu ranks 175th 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.