Rwanda vs Zambia
Rwanda vs Zambia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 72% in Rwanda and 53.6% in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 18.4 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Zambia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Zambia.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Rwanda | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72 | 53.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 63.9 | 51.1 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 50.6 | 47.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 48.7 | 46.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 45.2 | 44.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 46.6 | 43 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 38 | 40.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 34.1 | 40.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 29.4 | 35.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 22.8 | 31.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 19.8 | 27.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 15.2 | 30.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 17.5 | 29.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 28.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 9.7 | 22 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 26.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 23.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 8.7 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 6 | 17.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 20.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 6.2 | 16.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 3.3 | 18.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 2.2 | 19 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 17.1 | – |
| 1996 | – | 17.3 | – |
| 1995 | – | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | – | 14.9 | – |
| 1993 | – | 14.2 | – |
| 1992 | 2.3 | 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
Rwanda vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024