Which has higher access to electricity, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 32.8% against 29.4% in Rwanda as of 2016.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?

3.4%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.

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.

Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity

Rwanda

29.4%

in 2016

Tanzania, United Republic of

32.8%

in 2016

Rwanda rank

201st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

198th

Access to electricity over time

Rwanda
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 32.8% against 29.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 3.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Rwanda ranks 201st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 198th of 217 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4%	6.2%	4.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	8.0%	11.6%	3.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	17.7%	18.7%	1.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 32.8% against 29.4% in Rwanda as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 3.4%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?: Rwanda ranks 201st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 198th of 217 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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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 5,824 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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