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

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

In , Nigeria's Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 32.90, compared to South Africa's 94.00. That makes Nigeria's value 65.0% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #183 of 209 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2023)
32.90
Year-over-year
+21.9%
10-year change
+4.1%
Peak
34.00 (2016)
Trough
22.60 (2017)

South Africa

Rank #149 of 209 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2023)
94.00
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+14.1%
Peak
95.50 (2020)
Trough
72.90 (2006)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS), CC BY 4.0.