Guinea vs South Africa: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 53.8% in Guinea and 90.2% in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 36.4 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Guinea.

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% of people · World Bank

GuineaSouth AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
In 2024, Guinea ranked 194 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	Guinea	South Africa	World
2024	53.8	90.2	91.9
2023	51.1	87.7	91.6
2022	47.7	86.5	91.3
2021	46.8	89.3	91.3
2020	44.7	90	90.4
2019	42.2	85	90.1
2018	45	84.7	89.8
2017	35.4	84.4	88.9
2016	33.5	83.9	88.1
2015	34.9	85.3	86.9
2014	33.5	85.9	86.2
2013	32.2	85.2	85.7
2012	26.2	85.2	84.9
2011	29.5	83.6	84.5
2010	28.1	82.8	83.5
2009	26.7	82.6	82.9
2008	25.4	81.9	82.7
2007	24.1	82	82
2006	22.8	80.7	81.4
2005	20.2	80.8	80.7
2004	20.2	80.6	80
2003	18.9	78.8	80
2002	17.7	76.7	79.1
2001	16.4	70.2	78.7
2000	15.2	72.4	78.2
1999	16.4	71.3	74.5
1998	–	64.9	73.2
1997	–	69.5	–
1996	–	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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Guinea vs South Africa: Access to electricity

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