Eswatini vs South Africa: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh)

Eswatini
16.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
South Africa
16.1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Eswatini rank
89th
South Africa rank
92nd

Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
05101520201420162019

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 16.5 DB16-20 methodology against 16.1 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa, a difference of 0.4 DB16-20 methodology.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 187 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh), Eswatini or South Africa?
Eswatini, at 16.5 DB16-20 methodology against 16.1 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) between Eswatini and South Africa?
0.4 DB16-20 methodology, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
Eswatini ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,122 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The price of electricity is measured in U.S. cents per kWh. A monthly electricity consumption is assumed, for which a bill is then computed for a warehouse based in the largest business city of the economy for the month of March. The bill is then expressed back as a unit of kWh. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.