Ethiopia vs Rwanda
Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 56.6% in Ethiopia and 72% in Rwanda, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 15.4 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6 | 72 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 63.9 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 55 | 50.6 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | 48.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 45.2 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 46.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 44.8 | 38 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.3 | 34.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 | 29.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 22.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 19.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 15.2 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | 17.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 23 | 10.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 23.7 | 15.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 82 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14 | 4.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 6 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 3.3 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 2.2 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 1 | – |
| 1992 | – | 2.3 | – |
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
Ethiopia vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023