Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Namibia
41.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2024
Namibia rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 41.1% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 2.6% | 10.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 6.2% | 14.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 10.9% | 17.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 20.1% | 15.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 41.1% against 39.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Namibia ranks 188th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.