Access to electricity - Country rankings

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Access to electricity, percent of the population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 87.52 percent. The highest value was in Albania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 11.6 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Albania 100 1 1990 - 2023
Algeria 100 2 2000 - 2023
Andorra 100 3 1990 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 100 4 1990 - 2023
Argentina 100 5 1990 - 2023
Armenia 100 6 2000 - 2023
Aruba 100 7 1990 - 2023
Australia 100 8 1990 - 2023
Austria 100 9 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 100 10 1999 - 2023
Bahamas 100 11 1990 - 2023
Bahrain 100 12 1990 - 2023
Barbados 100 13 1990 - 2023
Belarus 100 14 1990 - 2023
Belgium 100 15 1990 - 2023
Bermuda 100 16 1990 - 2023
Bhutan 100 17 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 100 18 1990 - 2023
Brunei 100 19 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 100 20 1990 - 2023
Canada 100 21 1990 - 2023
Chile 100 22 1990 - 2023
China 100 23 2000 - 2023
Costa Rica 100 24 2000 - 2023
Croatia 100 25 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 100 26 1990 - 2023
Czechia 100 27 1990 - 2023
Denmark 100 28 1990 - 2023
Dominica 100 29 1998 - 2023
Egypt 100 30 1992 - 2023
Estonia 100 31 1990 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 100 32 1990 - 2023
Finland 100 33 1990 - 2023
France 100 34 1990 - 2023
Georgia 100 35 2000 - 2023
Germany 100 36 1990 - 2023
Gibraltar 100 37 1990 - 2023
Greece 100 38 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 100 39 1995 - 2023
Hong Kong 100 40 1990 - 2023
Hungary 100 41 1990 - 2023
Iceland 100 42 1990 - 2023
Iran 100 43 2000 - 2023
Iraq 100 44 2000 - 2023
Ireland 100 45 1990 - 2023
Israel 100 46 1990 - 2023
Italy 100 47 1990 - 2023
Japan 100 48 1990 - 2023
Jordan 100 49 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 100 50 1995 - 2023
Kuwait 100 51 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 100 52 1997 - 2023
Latvia 100 53 1990 - 2023
Lebanon 100 54 2000 - 2023
Liechtenstein 100 55 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 100 56 1990 - 2023
Luxembourg 100 57 1990 - 2023
Macao 100 58 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 100 59 2000 - 2023
Maldives 100 60 2000 - 2023
Malta 100 61 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 100 62 1990 - 2023
Moldova 100 63 1990 - 2023
Monaco 100 64 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 100 65 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 100 66 1990 - 2023
Morocco 100 67 1992 - 2023
Netherlands 100 68 1990 - 2023
N. Caledonia 100 69 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 100 70 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 100 71 1990 - 2023
Norway 100 72 1990 - 2023
Oman 100 73 1990 - 2023
Palau 100 74 1990 - 2023
Palestine 100 75 1997 - 2023
Poland 100 76 1990 - 2023
Portugal 100 77 1990 - 2023
Puerto Rico 100 78 1990 - 2023
Qatar 100 79 1990 - 2023
Romania 100 80 1990 - 2023
Russia 100 81 1990 - 2023
Saint Lucia 100 82 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 100 83 1991 - 2023
Samoa 100 84 1991 - 2023
San Marino 100 85 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 100 86 1990 - 2023
Serbia 100 87 1990 - 2023
Seychelles 100 88 1994 - 2023
Singapore 100 89 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 100 90 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 100 91 1990 - 2023
South Korea 100 92 1990 - 2023
Spain 100 93 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 100 94 2000 - 2023
Sweden 100 95 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 100 96 1990 - 2023
Tajikistan 100 97 1999 - 2023
Thailand 100 98 2000 - 2023
Tonga 100 99 1994 - 2023
Tunisia 100 100 1994 - 2023
Turkey 100 101 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 100 102 2000 - 2023
Tuvalu 100 103 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 100 104 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 100 105 1990 - 2023
UK 100 106 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 100 107 1992 - 2023
USA 100 108 1990 - 2023
Uzbekistan 100 109 1996 - 2023
Venezuela 100 110 1992 - 2023
Bolivia 99.8 111 1992 - 2023
Brazil 99.8 112 1990 - 2023
Paraguay 99.8 113 1995 - 2023
Vietnam 99.8 114 1997 - 2023
Mexico 99.7 115 1992 - 2023
Belize 99.6 116 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 99.6 117 1991 - 2023
Suriname 99.6 118 1999 - 2023
Bangladesh 99.5 119 1991 - 2023
India 99.5 120 1993 - 2023
Indonesia 99.4 121 1991 - 2023
Fiji 99.3 122 1996 - 2023
Guyana 98.9 123 1993 - 2023
Colombia 98.7 124 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 98.7 125 1995 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 98.7 126 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 98.6 127 2000 - 2023
El Salvador 98.3 128 1991 - 2023
Philippines 98 129 1993 - 2023
Jamaica 97.7 130 1990 - 2023
Panama 97 131 1990 - 2023
Laos 96.5 132 1993 - 2023
Peru 96.2 133 1992 - 2023
Kiribati 95.9 134 2000 - 2023
Honduras 95.6 135 1991 - 2023
Pakistan 95.6 136 1998 - 2023
Cambodia 95 137 1998 - 2023
Grenada 94.4 138 1998 - 2023
Gabon 94.1 139 2000 - 2023
Nepal 94 140 1996 - 2023
Comoros 89.8 141 1996 - 2023
Ghana 89.5 142 1993 - 2023
Syria 88.4 143 2000 - 2023
Nicaragua 88.3 144 1993 - 2023
South Africa 87.7 145 1996 - 2023
Micronesia 86.9 146 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 86.4 147 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 85.3 148 2000 - 2023
Yemen 83.6 149 1992 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 81.3 150 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 81.3 151 1999 - 2023
Burma 76.8 152 2000 - 2023
Kenya 76.2 153 1993 - 2023
Botswana 76 154 1991 - 2023
Senegal 74.2 155 1993 - 2023
Libya 73.2 156 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 72.4 157 1994 - 2023
Cameroon 72 158 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 66.9 159 2000 - 2023
Gambia 66.9 160 1993 - 2023
Sudan 66 161 1990 - 2023
Djibouti 65.2 162 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 63.9 163 1992 - 2023
Zimbabwe 62 164 1992 - 2023
Vanuatu 61.6 165 1994 - 2023
Nigeria 61.2 166 1990 - 2023
Togo 59.2 167 1998 - 2023
North Korea 57.5 168 2009 - 2023
Lesotho 57.3 169 2000 - 2023
Benin 57 170 1996 - 2023
Namibia 56.7 171 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 55.4 172 2000 - 2023
Mali 54.5 173 1996 - 2023
Eritrea 54.4 174 1995 - 2023
Uganda 51.5 175 1991 - 2023
Haiti 51.3 176 1995 - 2023
R. of Congo 51.3 177 2000 - 2023
Angola 51.1 178 2000 - 2023
Guinea 51.1 179 1999 - 2023
Zambia 51.1 180 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 50.3 181 2000 - 2023
Somalia 50.3 182 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 48.3 183 1992 - 2023
G.-Bissau 40.5 184 2002 - 2023
Madagascar 39.4 185 1992 - 2023
Mozambique 36 186 1997 - 2023
Sierra Leone 35.5 187 2000 - 2023
Liberia 32.5 188 2007 - 2023
DR Congo 22.1 189 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 21.7 190 1993 - 2023
Papua N.G. 20.5 191 1996 - 2023
Niger 20.1 192 1992 - 2023
C.A. Republic 17.6 193 1995 - 2023
Malawi 15.6 194 1992 - 2023
Chad 12 195 1997 - 2023
Burundi 11.6 196 1998 - 2023


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