Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Lesotho
41.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 41.4% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 11.0% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 18.8% | 20.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 41.4% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Lesotho ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th 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.