Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Government > Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days
DEFINITION:
Time required to get electricity (days). Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 468 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Liberia | 465 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 455 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar | 450 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 260 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | South Africa | 226 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Malawi | 222 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Djibouti | 180 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Burundi | 158 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Benin | 158 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Kenya | 158 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Burkina Faso | 158 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Angola | 145 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Gabon | 141 | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Seychelles | 137 | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Swaziland | 137 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Republic of the Congo | 135 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Uganda | 132 | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Lesotho | 125 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Botswana | 121 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Comoros | 120 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Mali | 120 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Zambia | 117 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Niger | 115 | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Senegal | 113 | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Sierra Leone | 113 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Tanzania | 109 | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Mozambique | 107 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Equatorial Guinea | 106 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Zimbabwe | 106 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Central African Republic | 102 | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Ethiopia | 95 | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89 | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Cape Verde | 88 | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Mauritius | 84 | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Ghana | 79 | 2013 | ||
| 37 | The Gambia | 78 | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Mauritania | 75 | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Togo | 74 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Sudan | 70 | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Guinea | 69 | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Chad | 67 | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Cameroon | 64 | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Eritrea | 59 | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58 | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55 | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Namibia | 37 | 2013 | ||
| 48 | Rwanda | 30 | 2013 |
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- Nigeria ranked second for red tape > time required to get electricity > days amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- South Sudan ranked first for red tape > time required to get electricity > days amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
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