Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity

Lesotho
15.7%
in 2016
Tanzania, United Republic of
16.9%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
182nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
180th

Access to electricity over time

  • Lesotho
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
051015199020032016

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 16.9% against 15.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Lesotho ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 3.3% 2.8% 0.5% Lesotho
2010s 12.6% 6.5% 6.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Lesotho or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 16.9% against 15.7% in Lesotho as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?
Lesotho ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-rural-population/lesotho/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-rural-population/lesotho/tanzania/">Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Access to electricity (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,139 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed

Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.