Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2024
Tanzania
33.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Tanzania rank
192nd
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.0% against 33.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 28.6% | 9.7% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.0% against 33.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 5.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 192nd 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.