Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau

Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau was 43.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.2 pts from 2023. That is the 201st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202443.7%
Change on 2023+3.2 pts
Rank201st of 214Countries ranked
Series high43.72024
Series low1.32002

Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau, 2002 to 2024

010203040502002200620102014201820242002: 1.3 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 3.9 %2005: 5.2 %2006: 14.5 %2007: 7.9 %2008: 9.3 %2009: 4.7 %2010: 6 %2011: 13.5 %2012: 14.9 %2013: 16.3 %2014: 17.2 %2015: 20.1 %2016: 22.9 %2017: 26 %2018: 28.4 %2019: 30.9 %2020: 33.4 %2021: 35.8 %2022: 37.4 %2023: 40.5 %2024: 43.7 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 23 values
Period%
202443.7
202340.5
202237.4
202135.8
202033.4
201930.9
201828.4
201726
201622.9
201520.1
201417.2
201316.3
201214.9
201113.5
20106
20094.7
20089.3
20077.9
200614.5
20055.2
20043.9
20032.6
20021.3

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Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Guinea-Bissau?

Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau was 43.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.2 pts from 2023. That is the 201st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

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World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Guinea-Bissau?

43.7% in 2024, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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