Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Guinea
29.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
24.9%
in 2024
Guinea rank
195th
Guinea-Bissau rank
197th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 29.4% against 24.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 195th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 1.1% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 18.7% | 4.7% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea, at 29.4% against 24.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 4.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Guinea ranks 195th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th 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.