Gambia vs Namibia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Gambia
39.2%
in 2024
Namibia
41.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
189th
Namibia rank
188th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Gambia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 41.1% against 39.2% in Gambia, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Namibia ahead.
Gambia ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 13.3% | 8.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 20.4% | 7.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 27.5% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 35.5% | 1.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Gambia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 41.1% against 39.2% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Gambia and Namibia?
- 1.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Gambia ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 188th 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.