Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Guinea-Bissau
24.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
26.5%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
197th
Madagascar rank
196th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 26.5% against 24.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.1% | 2.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 14.0% | 4.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 26.5% against 24.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 1.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 196th 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.