Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 55.5% in Angola and 53% in Congo - Brazzaville, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Angola, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 55.5 2024 | 32 | 189 of 213 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 53 2024 | 43.4 | 196 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
- In 2024, Angola ranked 189 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 196 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Angola | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.5 | 53 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 48.5 | 50.6 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 48.2 | 49.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 47 | 48.7 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 45.3 | 47 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 42.9 | 46.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 41.8 | 45.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 42 | 44.3 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 32 | 43.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 38.4 | 42.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 37.3 | 41.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 34.6 | 40.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 35 | 40 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 33.8 | 37.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 38.5 | 36.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 37.5 | 35.8 | 82 |
| 2006 | 30.5 | 34.9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 33.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 28.4 | 33 | 80 |
| 2003 | 27.4 | 32.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 26.3 | 31.2 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 20 | 30.3 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 24.2 | 29.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time