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D E V E L O P I N G E N E R G Y T O M E E T D E V E L O P M E N T N E E D S / 2 5 3Table 10.1: Distribution of households with access to electricity in forty-three developing countries (in percentages)Wealth quintilesCountry Year Poorest Second Middle Fourth Richest TotalAfricaBenin 1996 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.9 66.0 14.3Burkina Faso 1992/93 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 29.9 6.0Cameroon 1991 0.0 0.5 8.4 50.0 98.0 31.0Central African Republic 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 25.0 5.0Chad 1996/97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 13.3 2.8Comoros 1996 0.0 1.0 12.1 49.7 89.3 30.4Côte d’Ivoire 1994 0.2 1.2 16.1 75.3 99.2 38.5Ghana 1993 0.0 0.0 0.6 44.6 94.1 27.9Kenya 1998 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.8 56.7 11.7Madagascar 1997 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 55.1 11.1Malawi 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.5 3.7Mali 1995/96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 37.5 7.6Mozambique 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 47.5 9.9Namibia 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2 92.0 20.2Niger 1998 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 38.9 7.9Nigeria 1990 0.0 0.2 0.9 31.6 94.9 25.5Senegal 1997 0.0 0.0 3.0 59.2 98.4 32.2Tanzania, United Rep. of 1996 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 44.0 8.9Togo 1998 0.0 0.2 0.4 6.2 67.7 14.9Uganda 1995 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.7 6.9Zambia 1996 0.0 0.0 0.4 10.7 91.0 20.2Zimbabwe 1994 0.0 0.2 0.4 19.3 96.6 23.2Asia/Near East/North AfricaBangladesh 1996/97 0.0 0.0 6.8 37.8 79.8 24.9Egypt 1995/96 80.7 99.0 99.6 99.9 100.0 95.8India 1992/93 0.3 9.4 55.9 92.4 99.7 51.5Indonesia 1997 35.0 76.3 91.9 98.9 99.9 80.4Kazakhstan 1995 99.7 100.0 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.9Kyrgyzstan 1997 98.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.7Morocco 1993 0.3 10.2 33.2 91.2 99.9 46.9Nepal 1996 0.0 0.0 0.6 19.1 70.4 18.0Pakistan 1990/91 1.2 48.9 71.9 92.5 99.8 62.9Philippines 1998 6.9 58.4 94.1 99.8 100.0 71.8Uzbekistan 1996 97.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5Viet Nam 1997 20.5 78.9 87.9 96.6 99.9 76.7Latin America and the CaribbeanBolivia 1998 3.6 59.5 96.2 99.8 100.0 71.8Brazil 1996 65.3 99.6 99.7 99.8 100.0 92.9Columbia 1995 54.6 99.2 99.8 100.0 100.0 90.7Dominican Republic 1996 40.8 64.6 69.4 77.3 81.8 66.8Guatemala 1995 1.6 22.6 71.8 97.5 99.8 58.7Haiti 1994/95 0.0 0.1 5.3 51.7 98.1 31.0Nicaragua 1997/98 2.4 48.7 92.4 98.5 98.6 68.1Paraguay 1990 0.6 10.3 36.8 95.9 99.9 49.2Peru 1996 2.6 43.7 90.3 99.1 99.9 67.1This table illustrates the strong link between electricity supply and income: in general, higher electricity supply is supported by higher average incomes.Source: Davis, 1995.