Cameroon vs Timor-Leste: Access to electricity
Cameroon
60.1%
in 2016
Timor-Leste
63.4%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
173rd
Timor-Leste rank
171st
Access to electricity over time
- Cameroon
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 63.4% against 60.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 173rd and Timor-Leste ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 6.2% | 29.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 31.8% | 15.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 54.7% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Cameroon or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 63.4% against 60.1% in Cameroon as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
- 3.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Timor-Leste rank globally for access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 173rd and Timor-Leste ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.