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

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

In , Nigeria's Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) was 85.00, compared to South Africa's 90.90. That makes Nigeria's value 6.5% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #186 of 213 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2023)
85.00
Year-over-year
-4.5%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
89.20 (2021)
Trough
79.80 (2010)

South Africa

Rank #178 of 213 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2023)
90.90
Year-over-year
+4.4%
10-year change
+4.7%
Peak
90.90 (2023)
Trough
85.70 (2004)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.