Access to electricity - Country rankings

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Access to electricity, percent of the population, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 196 countries was 86.75 percent. The highest value was in Albania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 10.3 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Access to electricity, 2022 Global rank Available data
Albania 100 1 1990 - 2022
Algeria 100 2 2000 - 2022
Andorra 100 3 1990 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 100 4 1990 - 2022
Argentina 100 5 1990 - 2022
Armenia 100 6 2000 - 2022
Australia 100 7 1990 - 2022
Austria 100 8 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 100 9 1999 - 2022
Bahamas 100 10 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 100 11 1990 - 2022
Barbados 100 12 1990 - 2022
Belarus 100 13 1990 - 2022
Belgium 100 14 1990 - 2022
Bermuda 100 15 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 100 16 2000 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 100 17 1990 - 2022
Brazil 100 18 1990 - 2022
Brunei 100 19 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 100 20 1990 - 2022
Canada 100 21 1990 - 2022
Chile 100 22 1990 - 2022
China 100 23 2000 - 2022
Colombia 100 24 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 100 25 2000 - 2022
Croatia 100 26 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 100 27 1990 - 2022
Czechia 100 28 1990 - 2022
Denmark 100 29 1990 - 2022
Dominica 100 30 1998 - 2022
Ecuador 100 31 1995 - 2022
Egypt 100 32 1992 - 2022
El Salvador 100 33 1991 - 2022
Estonia 100 34 1990 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 100 35 1990 - 2022
Finland 100 36 1990 - 2022
France 100 37 1990 - 2022
Georgia 100 38 2000 - 2022
Germany 100 39 1990 - 2022
Gibraltar 100 40 1990 - 2022
Greece 100 41 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 100 42 1990 - 2022
Hungary 100 43 1990 - 2022
Iceland 100 44 1990 - 2022
Indonesia 100 45 1991 - 2022
Iran 100 46 2000 - 2022
Iraq 100 47 2000 - 2022
Ireland 100 48 1990 - 2022
Israel 100 49 1990 - 2022
Italy 100 50 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 100 51 1990 - 2022
Japan 100 52 1990 - 2022
Jordan 100 53 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 100 54 1995 - 2022
Kuwait 100 55 1990 - 2022
Laos 100 56 1993 - 2022
Latvia 100 57 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 100 58 2000 - 2022
Liechtenstein 100 59 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 100 60 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 100 61 1990 - 2022
Macao 100 62 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 100 63 2000 - 2022
Maldives 100 64 2000 - 2022
Malta 100 65 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 100 66 1990 - 2022
Mexico 100 67 1992 - 2022
Moldova 100 68 1990 - 2022
Monaco 100 69 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 100 70 2000 - 2022
Montenegro 100 71 1990 - 2022
Morocco 100 72 1992 - 2022
Netherlands 100 73 1990 - 2022
N. Caledonia 100 74 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 100 75 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 100 76 1990 - 2022
Norway 100 77 1990 - 2022
Oman 100 78 1990 - 2022
Palau 100 79 1990 - 2022
Palestine 100 80 1997 - 2022
Paraguay 100 81 1995 - 2022
Poland 100 82 1990 - 2022
Portugal 100 83 1990 - 2022
Puerto Rico 100 84 1990 - 2022
Qatar 100 85 1990 - 2022
Romania 100 86 1990 - 2022
Russia 100 87 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 100 88 2000 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 100 89 1991 - 2022
San Marino 100 90 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 100 91 1990 - 2022
Serbia 100 92 1990 - 2022
Seychelles 100 93 1994 - 2022
Singapore 100 94 1990 - 2022
Slovakia 100 95 1990 - 2022
Slovenia 100 96 1990 - 2022
South Korea 100 97 1990 - 2022
Spain 100 98 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 100 99 2000 - 2022
Sweden 100 100 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 100 101 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 100 102 1999 - 2022
Tonga 100 103 1994 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 100 104 2000 - 2022
Tunisia 100 105 1994 - 2022
Turkey 100 106 2000 - 2022
Turkmenistan 100 107 2000 - 2022
Tuvalu 100 108 2000 - 2022
Ukraine 100 109 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 100 110 1990 - 2022
UK 100 111 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 100 112 1992 - 2022
USA 100 113 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 100 114 1996 - 2022
Venezuela 100 115 1992 - 2022
Vietnam 100 116 1997 - 2022
Aruba 99.9 117 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 99.9 118 1992 - 2022
Thailand 99.9 119 2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 99.7 120 1997 - 2022
Bangladesh 99.4 121 1991 - 2022
India 99.2 122 1993 - 2022
Guatemala 99.1 123 1995 - 2022
Suriname 99 124 1999 - 2022
Belize 98.6 125 1991 - 2022
Samoa 98.3 126 1991 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 98.1 127 1991 - 2022
Cape Verde 97.1 128 2000 - 2022
Peru 96.2 129 1992 - 2022
Pakistan 95 130 1998 - 2022
Panama 95 131 1990 - 2022
Philippines 94.8 132 1993 - 2022
Honduras 94.4 133 1991 - 2022
Kiribati 94.4 134 2000 - 2022
Grenada 94.2 135 1998 - 2022
Gabon 93.5 136 2000 - 2022
Guyana 93 137 1993 - 2022
Cambodia 92.3 138 1998 - 2022
Fiji 92 139 1996 - 2022
Nepal 91.3 140 1996 - 2022
Comoros 89.9 141 1996 - 2022
Syria 89 142 2000 - 2022
Nicaragua 86.5 143 1993 - 2022
South Africa 86.5 144 1996 - 2022
Afghanistan 85.3 145 2000 - 2022
Micronesia 85.3 146 2000 - 2022
Ghana 85.1 147 1993 - 2022
Swaziland 82.3 148 2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 78 149 2000 - 2022
Kenya 76 150 1993 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 76 151 1999 - 2022
Yemen 76 152 1992 - 2022
Botswana 75.9 153 1991 - 2022
Burma 73.7 154 2000 - 2022
Cameroon 71 155 1991 - 2022
Ivory Coast 70.4 156 1994 - 2022
Libya 70 157 2000 - 2022
Vanuatu 70 158 1994 - 2022
Senegal 67.9 159 1993 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 67 160 2000 - 2022
Gambia 65.4 161 1993 - 2022
Djibouti 65 162 1996 - 2022
Sudan 63.2 163 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 60.5 164 1990 - 2022
Togo 57.2 165 1998 - 2022
Benin 56.5 166 1996 - 2022
Namibia 56.2 167 1992 - 2022
Eritrea 55.4 168 1995 - 2022
Ethiopia 55 169 2000 - 2022
North Korea 54.7 170 2009 - 2022
Mali 53 171 1996 - 2022
R. of Congo 50.6 172 2000 - 2022
Rwanda 50.6 173 1992 - 2022
Zimbabwe 50.1 174 1992 - 2022
Lesotho 50 175 2000 - 2022
Haiti 49.3 176 1995 - 2022
Mauritania 49 177 2000 - 2022
Somalia 48.9 178 2000 - 2022
Angola 48.5 179 2000 - 2022
Zambia 47.8 180 1990 - 2022
Guinea 47.7 181 1999 - 2022
Uganda 47.1 182 1991 - 2022
Tanzania 45.8 183 1992 - 2022
G.-Bissau 37.4 184 2002 - 2022
Madagascar 36.1 185 1992 - 2022
Mozambique 33.2 186 1997 - 2022
Liberia 31.8 187 2007 - 2022
Sierra Leone 29.4 188 2000 - 2022
DR Congo 21.5 189 2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso 19.5 190 1993 - 2022
Niger 19.5 191 1992 - 2022
Papua N.G. 19 192 1996 - 2022
C.A. Republic 15.7 193 1995 - 2022
Malawi 14 194 1992 - 2022
Chad 11.7 195 1997 - 2022
Burundi 10.3 196 1998 - 2022


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Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

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1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Andorra
4. Ant.& Barb.
5. Argentina
6. Armenia
7. Australia
8. Austria
9. Azerbaijan
10. Bahamas
11. Bahrain
12. Barbados
13. Belarus
14. Belgium
15. Bermuda
16. Bhutan
17. Bosnia & Herz.
18. Brazil
19. Brunei
20. Bulgaria
21. Canada
22. Chile
23. China
24. Colombia
25. Costa Rica
26. Croatia
27. Cyprus
28. Czechia
29. Denmark
30. Dominica
31. Ecuador
32. Egypt
33. El Salvador
34. Estonia
35. Faroe Isl.
36. Finland
37. France
38. Georgia
39. Germany
40. Gibraltar
41. Greece
42. Hong Kong
43. Hungary
44. Iceland
45. Indonesia
46. Iran
47. Iraq
48. Ireland
49. Israel
50. Italy
51. Jamaica
52. Japan
53. Jordan
54. Kazakhstan
55. Kuwait
56. Laos
57. Latvia
58. Lebanon
59. Liechtenstein
60. Lithuania
61. Luxembourg
62. Macao
63. Malaysia
64. Maldives
65. Malta
66. Mauritius
67. Mexico
68. Moldova
69. Monaco
70. Mongolia
71. Montenegro
72. Morocco
73. Netherlands
74. N. Caledonia
75. New Zealand
76. North Macedonia
77. Norway
78. Oman
79. Palau
80. Palestine
81. Paraguay
82. Poland
83. Portugal
84. Puerto Rico
85. Qatar
86. Romania
87. Russia
88. Saint Lucia
89. St. Vincent & ...
90. San Marino
91. Saudi Arabia
92. Serbia
93. Seychelles
94. Singapore
95. Slovakia
96. Slovenia
97. South Korea
98. Spain
99. Sri Lanka
100. Sweden
101. Switzerland
102. Tajikistan
103. Tonga
104. Tr.&Tobago
105. Tunisia
106. Turkey
107. Turkmenistan
108. Tuvalu
109. Ukraine
110. UA Emirates
111. UK
112. Uruguay
113. USA
114. Uzbekistan
115. Venezuela
116. Vietnam
117. Aruba
118. Bolivia
119. Thailand
120. Kyrgyzstan
121. Bangladesh
122. India
123. Guatemala
124. Suriname
125. Belize
126. Samoa
127. Domin. Rep.
128. Cape Verde
129. Peru
130. Pakistan
131. Panama
132. Philippines
133. Honduras
134. Kiribati
135. Grenada
136. Gabon
137. Guyana
138. Cambodia
139. Fiji
140. Nepal
141. Comoros
142. Syria
143. Nicaragua
144. South Africa
145. Afghanistan
146. Micronesia
147. Ghana
148. Swaziland
149. S.T.&Principe
150. Kenya
151. Solomon Isl.
152. Yemen
153. Botswana
154. Burma
155. Cameroon
156. Ivory Coast
157. Libya
158. Vanuatu
159. Senegal
160. Eq. Guinea
161. Gambia
162. Djibouti
163. Sudan
164. Nigeria
165. Togo
166. Benin
167. Namibia
168. Eritrea
169. Ethiopia
170. North Korea
171. Mali
172. R. of Congo
173. Rwanda
174. Zimbabwe
175. Lesotho
176. Haiti
177. Mauritania
178. Somalia
179. Angola
180. Zambia
181. Guinea
182. Uganda
183. Tanzania
184. G.-Bissau
185. Madagascar
186. Mozambique
187. Liberia
188. Sierra Leone
189. DR Congo
190. Burkina Faso
191. Niger
192. Papua N.G.
193. C.A. Republic
194. Malawi
195. Chad
196. Burundi
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