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Nigeria vs South Africa: Access to electricity (% of population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Access to electricity (% of population) was 61.20, compared to South Africa's 87.70. That makes Nigeria's value 30.2% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #184 of 215 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2023)
61.20
Year-over-year
+1.2%
10-year change
+10.1%
Peak
61.20 (2023)
Trough
46.10 (2004)

South Africa

Rank #163 of 215 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2023)
87.70
Year-over-year
+1.4%
10-year change
+2.9%
Peak
90.00 (2020)
Trough
80.60 (2004)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS), CC BY 4.0.