Benin vs South Africa: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 59% in Benin and 90.2% in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 31.2 percentage points, or 1.53 times that in Benin.

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% of people · World Bank

BeninSouth AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
In 2024, Benin ranked 187 and South Africa ranked 159 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · World Bank

Year	Benin	South Africa	World
2024	59	90.2	91.9
2023	57	87.7	91.6
2022	56.5	86.5	91.3
2021	42	89.3	91.3
2020	41	90	90.4
2019	40	85	90.1
2018	39	84.7	89.8
2017	34.5	84.4	88.9
2016	37	83.9	88.1
2015	29.6	85.3	86.9
2014	34.1	85.9	86.2
2013	34.7	85.2	85.7
2012	38.4	85.2	84.9
2011	36.9	83.6	84.5
2010	34.2	82.8	83.5
2009	30	82.6	82.9
2008	29	81.9	82.7
2007	28	82	82
2006	27.9	80.7	81.4
2005	26.1	80.8	80.7
2004	25.2	80.6	80
2003	24.3	78.8	80
2002	23.4	76.7	79.1
2001	21.9	70.2	78.7
2000	21.5	72.4	78.2
1999	20.6	71.3	74.5
1998	19.6	64.9	73.2
1997	18.6	69.5	–
1996	14.5	57.6	–

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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.

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