Tanzania vs Zambia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Tanzania
33.7%
in 2024
Zambia
31.3%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
192nd
Zambia rank
194th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 33.7% against 31.3% in Zambia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 1.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 18.5% | 10.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 33.7% against 31.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 2.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Tanzania ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 194th 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.