Nigeria vs Zambia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 62.5% in Nigeria and 53.6% in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Zambia.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62.5 2024 | 54.2 | 181 of 213 |
| Zambia | 53.6 2024 | 27.9 | 195 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 181 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 | Nigeria | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.5 | 53.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 61.2 | 51.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 59.5 | 46.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 55.4 | 43 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 56.5 | 40.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 54.4 | 40.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.3 | 35.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 52.5 | 31.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 54.2 | 27.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 55.6 | 30.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 53 | 29.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 55.9 | 28.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 48 | 22 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 50 | 26.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.3 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 50.1 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 47.6 | 24.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 23.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 46.1 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 52.2 | 18.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 44.6 | 17.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 43.9 | 20.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 43.2 | 16.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 44.9 | 18.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 41.3 | 19 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 40.4 | 17.1 | – |
| 1996 | 39.6 | 17.3 | – |
| 1995 | 38.7 | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | 37.8 | 14.9 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | 14.2 | – |
| 1992 | 36.1 | 19.2 | – |
| 1991 | 35.2 | 12.8 | – |
| 1990 | 27.3 | 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