Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Guinea
29.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.9%
in 2024
Guinea rank
195th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 29.4% against 24.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 195th and Sierra Leone 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 | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 2.9% | 7.8% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 11.7% | 11.7% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea, at 29.4% against 24.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 4.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Guinea ranks 195th and Sierra Leone 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.