Kenya vs Myanmar: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Kenya
67.1%
in 2024
Myanmar
73.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
171st
Myanmar rank
169th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 73.9% against 67.1% in Kenya, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Kenya ranks 171st and Myanmar ranks 169th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 32.6% | 20.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 45.4% | 10.9% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.7% | 1.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 73.9% against 67.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 6.8%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Kenya ranks 171st and Myanmar ranks 169th 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.