Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 18.2% in Central African Republic and 22.5% in Congo - Kinshasa, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicCongo - Kinshasa
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 18.2 2024 | 12 | 210 of 213 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 22.5 2024 | 13.5 | 207 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Central African Republic.
- In 2024, Central African Republic ranked 210 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 207 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Central African Republic | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2 | 22.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 15.7 | 21.5 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 15.7 | 20.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 14.1 | 18 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 13.4 | 17.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 12 | 13.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 11 | 15.4 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 13 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | 6 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 | 80 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 80 |
| 2002 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | – | – |
| 1996 | 3.3 | – | – |
| 1995 | 3 | – | – |
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