Kenya vs Syria: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Kenya
67.1%
in 2024
Syria
61.6%
in 2024
Kenya rank
171st
Syria rank
174th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Kenya
- Syria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 67.1% against 61.6% in Syria, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Kenya ranks 171st and Syria ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 83.9% | 71.3% | Syria |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 78.5% | 44.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 71.9% | 5.0% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Kenya or Syria?
- Kenya, at 67.1% against 61.6% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Kenya and Syria?
- 5.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Kenya ranks 171st and Syria ranks 174th 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.