Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 72.9% in Côte d’Ivoire and 53.6% in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 19.3 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Zambia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
- In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 173 and Zambia ranked 195 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.9 | 53.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 72.4 | 51.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 70.4 | 47.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 71.1 | 46.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 69.9 | 44.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 68.6 | 43 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 67.1 | 40.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 65.6 | 40.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 64.3 | 35.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 62.6 | 31.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 61.9 | 27.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 30.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 55.8 | 29.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 55.8 | 28.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 58.4 | 22 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 57.3 | 26.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 60.3 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 55.3 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 60.2 | 24.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 58.9 | 23.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 52.4 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 51.5 | 18.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 51.4 | 17.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 49.7 | 20.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 48.7 | 16.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 48.2 | 18.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 46.7 | 19 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 45.7 | 17.1 | – |
| 1996 | 44.7 | 17.3 | – |
| 1995 | 43.6 | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | 36.5 | 14.9 | – |
| 1993 | – | 14.2 | – |
| 1992 | – | 19.2 | – |
| 1991 | – | 12.8 | – |
| 1990 | – | 13.9 | – |
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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990