Malawi vs South Sudan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 15.6% in Malawi and 5.4% in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malawi, by 10.2 percentage points, or 2.89 times that in South Sudan.
MalawiSouth Sudan
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 15.6 2024 | 11.9 | 211 of 213 |
| South Sudan | 5.4 2024 | 4.3 | 213 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 211 and South Sudan ranked 213 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Malawi | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8.4 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 18 | 6.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3.8 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 8.3 | 3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 82 |
| 2006 | 3.7 | – | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 6.6 | – | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 6.9 | – | 80 |
| 2003 | 6.2 | – | 80 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | – | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 5.2 | – | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 4.8 | – | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 4.3 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 3.4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 2.9 | – | – |
| 1995 | 2.5 | – | – |
| 1994 | 2 | – | – |
| 1993 | 1.6 | – | – |
| 1992 | 3.2 | – | – |
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