Madagascar vs Zambia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Madagascar
26.5%
in 2024
Zambia
31.3%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
196th
Zambia rank
194th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 31.3% against 26.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zambia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.9% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 18.5% | 4.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 31.3% against 26.5% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 4.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Madagascar ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 194th 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.