Kenya vs Nicaragua: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Kenya
67.1%
in 2024
Nicaragua
72.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
171st
Nicaragua rank
170th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 72.2% against 67.1% in Kenya, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kenya ranks 171st and Nicaragua ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 45.2% | 41.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 50.0% | 37.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 60.8% | 26.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 68.4% | 1.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 72.2% against 67.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 5.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Kenya ranks 171st and Nicaragua ranks 170th 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.