Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Gambia
39.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2024
Gambia rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 39.2% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 6.2% | 6.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 10.2% | 16.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 18.8% | 14.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 39.2% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Gambia ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th 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.