Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, rural
Nigeria
23.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.9%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
200th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Access to electricity, rural over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.9% against 23.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 3.8% | 20.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 2.9% | 24.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 11.7% | 15.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.9% against 23.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 1.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Nigeria ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th 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.