Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Mali
31.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2024
Mali rank
193rd
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.0% against 31.4% in Mali, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mali ranks 193rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 6.6% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 10.7% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 2.9% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.0% against 31.4% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Mali ranks 193rd 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.