Cameroon vs Timor-Leste: Access to electricity
Cameroon
91.9%
in 2016
Timor-Leste
91.7%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
164th
Timor-Leste rank
167th
Access to electricity over time
- Cameroon
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 91.9% against 91.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 164th and Timor-Leste ranks 167th of 217 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 | 71.7% | 65.0% | 6.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 77.2% | 4.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.7% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Cameroon or Timor-Leste?
- Cameroon, at 91.9% against 91.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon 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 164th and Timor-Leste ranks 167th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as Access to electricity (% of urban 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 total population with access to electricity.