Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 56.6% in Ethiopia and 42.5% in Madagascar, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 14.1 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Madagascar.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 56.6 2024 | 27.2 | 188 of 213 |
| Madagascar | 42.5 2024 | 23 | 202 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 188 and Madagascar ranked 202 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6 | 42.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 39.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 55 | 36.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | 35.1 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 32 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 31 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 44.8 | 36.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.3 | 24.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 | 22.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 23.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 23 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 12.9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | 18.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 23 | 14.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 23.7 | 17.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 18.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 17.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14 | 16 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 14 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 14.8 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 12.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 12.4 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 10.9 | – |
| 1996 | – | 11.5 | – |
| 1995 | – | 11 | – |
| 1994 | – | 10.6 | – |
| 1993 | – | 10.1 | – |
| 1992 | – | 9.2 | – |
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