Gambia vs Tanzania: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Gambia
39.2%
in 2024
Tanzania
33.7%
in 2024
Gambia rank
189th
Tanzania rank
192nd
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 39.2% against 33.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 189th and Tanzania ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 2.0% | 4.1% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 3.4% | 8.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 8.0% | 18.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 28.6% | 5.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Gambia, at 39.2% against 33.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 5.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Gambia ranks 189th and Tanzania ranks 192nd 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.