Gambia vs Lesotho: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Gambia
39.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
41.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
189th
Lesotho rank
187th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 41.4% against 39.2% in Gambia, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 189th and Lesotho ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 4.8% | 10.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 14.5% | 12.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 39.5% | 5.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 41.4% against 39.2% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Gambia ranks 189th and Lesotho ranks 187th 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.