Malawi vs Mozambique: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Malawi
6.4%
in 2024
Mozambique
12.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
207th
Mozambique rank
204th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 12.3% against 6.4% in Malawi, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.9 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mozambique ahead.
Malawi ranks 207th and Mozambique ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.9% | 1.4% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 12.3% against 6.4% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 5.9%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Malawi ranks 207th and Mozambique ranks 204th 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.