Access to electricity - Country rankings

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Access to electricity, percent of the population, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 197 countries was 86.26 percent.The highest value was in Albania: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 11.08 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. 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, 2020 Global rank Available data
Albania 100 1 1990 - 2020
Andorra 100 2 1990 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 100 3 1990 - 2020
Argentina 100 4 1990 - 2020
Armenia 100 5 2000 - 2020
Aruba 100 6 1990 - 2020
Australia 100 7 1990 - 2020
Austria 100 8 1990 - 2020
Azerbaijan 100 9 1999 - 2020
Bahamas 100 10 1990 - 2020
Bahrain 100 11 1990 - 2020
Barbados 100 12 1990 - 2020
Belarus 100 13 1990 - 2020
Belgium 100 14 1990 - 2020
Bermuda 100 15 1990 - 2020
Bhutan 100 16 2000 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 100 17 1990 - 2020
Brazil 100 18 1990 - 2020
Brunei 100 19 1990 - 2020
Canada 100 20 1990 - 2020
Chile 100 21 1990 - 2020
China 100 22 2000 - 2020
Colombia 100 23 1990 - 2020
Croatia 100 24 1990 - 2020
Cyprus 100 25 1990 - 2020
Czechia 100 26 1990 - 2020
Denmark 100 27 1990 - 2020
Dominica 100 28 1998 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 100 29 1991 - 2020
Egypt 100 30 1992 - 2020
El Salvador 100 31 1991 - 2020
Estonia 100 32 1990 - 2020
Euro area 100 33 1990 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 100 34 1990 - 2020
Fiji 100 35 1996 - 2020
Finland 100 36 1990 - 2020
France 100 37 1990 - 2020
Georgia 100 38 2000 - 2020
Germany 100 39 1990 - 2020
Gibraltar 100 40 1990 - 2020
Greece 100 41 1990 - 2020
Hong Kong 100 42 1990 - 2020
Hungary 100 43 1990 - 2020
Iceland 100 44 1990 - 2020
Iran 100 45 2000 - 2020
Iraq 100 46 2000 - 2020
Ireland 100 47 1990 - 2020
Israel 100 48 1990 - 2020
Italy 100 49 1990 - 2020
Jamaica 100 50 1990 - 2020
Japan 100 51 1990 - 2020
Kazakhstan 100 52 1995 - 2020
Kuwait 100 53 1990 - 2020
Laos 100 54 1993 - 2020
Latvia 100 55 1990 - 2020
Lebanon 100 56 2000 - 2020
Liechtenstein 100 57 1990 - 2020
Lithuania 100 58 1990 - 2020
Luxembourg 100 59 1990 - 2020
Macao 100 60 1990 - 2020
Malaysia 100 61 2000 - 2020
Maldives 100 62 2000 - 2020
Malta 100 63 1990 - 2020
Moldova 100 64 1990 - 2020
Monaco 100 65 1990 - 2020
Montenegro 100 66 1990 - 2020
Morocco 100 67 1992 - 2020
Netherlands 100 68 1990 - 2020
N. Caledonia 100 69 1990 - 2020
New Zealand 100 70 1990 - 2020
North Macedonia 100 71 1990 - 2020
Norway 100 72 1990 - 2020
Oman 100 73 1990 - 2020
Palau 100 74 1990 - 2020
Palestine 100 75 1997 - 2020
Paraguay 100 76 1995 - 2020
Poland 100 77 1990 - 2020
Portugal 100 78 1990 - 2020
Puerto Rico 100 79 1990 - 2020
Qatar 100 80 1990 - 2020
Romania 100 81 1990 - 2020
Russia 100 82 1990 - 2020
Saint Lucia 100 83 2000 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 100 84 1991 - 2020
Samoa 100 85 1991 - 2020
San Marino 100 86 1990 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 100 87 1990 - 2020
Serbia 100 88 1990 - 2020
Seychelles 100 89 1994 - 2020
Singapore 100 90 1990 - 2020
Slovakia 100 91 1990 - 2020
Slovenia 100 92 1990 - 2020
South Korea 100 93 1990 - 2020
Spain 100 94 1990 - 2020
Sri Lanka 100 95 2000 - 2020
Sweden 100 96 1990 - 2020
Switzerland 100 97 1990 - 2020
Thailand 100 98 2000 - 2020
Tonga 100 99 1994 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 100 100 2000 - 2020
Tunisia 100 101 1994 - 2020
Turkey 100 102 2000 - 2020
Turkmenistan 100 103 2000 - 2020
Ukraine 100 104 1990 - 2020
UA Emirates 100 105 1990 - 2020
UK 100 106 1990 - 2020
Uruguay 100 107 1992 - 2020
USA 100 108 1990 - 2020
Uzbekistan 100 109 1996 - 2020
Venezuela 100 110 1992 - 2020
Vietnam 100 111 1997 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 99.98 112 1997 - 2020
Costa Rica 99.9 113 2000 - 2020
Jordan 99.9 114 1990 - 2020
Algeria 99.8 115 2000 - 2020
Tajikistan 99.78 116 1999 - 2020
Bulgaria 99.7 117 1990 - 2020
Tuvalu 99.69 118 2000 - 2020
Mauritius 99.66 119 1990 - 2020
Mexico 99.4 120 1992 - 2020
Peru 99.31 121 1992 - 2020
India 99 122 1993 - 2020
Ecuador 98.85 123 1995 - 2020
Suriname 98.2 124 1999 - 2020
Mongolia 98.1 125 2000 - 2020
Afghanistan 97.7 126 2000 - 2020
Bolivia 97.55 127 1992 - 2020
Belize 97.11 128 1991 - 2020
Guatemala 97.06 129 1995 - 2020
Indonesia 96.95 130 1991 - 2020
Philippines 96.84 131 1993 - 2020
Panama 96.7 132 1990 - 2020
Bangladesh 96.2 133 1991 - 2020
Cape Verde 94.16 134 2000 - 2020
Grenada 93.59 135 1998 - 2020
Honduras 93.21 136 1991 - 2020
Guyana 92.54 137 1993 - 2020
Kiribati 91.96 138 2000 - 2020
Gabon 91.57 139 2000 - 2020
Nepal 89.9 140 1996 - 2020
Syria 89.14 141 2000 - 2020
Nicaragua 88.91 142 1993 - 2020
Comoros 86.74 143 1996 - 2020
Cambodia 86.4 144 1998 - 2020
Ghana 85.87 145 1993 - 2020
South Africa 84.39 146 1996 - 2020
Micronesia 82.93 147 2000 - 2020
Swaziland 79.73 148 2000 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 76.56 149 2000 - 2020
Pakistan 75.38 150 1998 - 2020
Yemen 73.76 151 1992 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 73.35 152 1999 - 2020
Botswana 71.99 153 1991 - 2020
Kenya 71.44 154 1993 - 2020
Burma 70.4 155 2000 - 2020
Senegal 70.37 156 1993 - 2020
Libya 69.71 157 2000 - 2020
Ivory Coast 69.68 158 1994 - 2020
Vanuatu 67.33 159 1994 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 66.75 160 2000 - 2020
Cameroon 64.72 161 1991 - 2020
Gambia 62.27 162 1993 - 2020
Djibouti 61.77 163 1996 - 2020
Papua N.G. 60.4 164 1996 - 2020
Namibia 56.26 165 1992 - 2020
Nigeria 55.4 166 1990 - 2020
Sudan 55.39 167 1990 - 2020
Togo 54 168 1998 - 2020
Zimbabwe 52.75 169 1992 - 2020
North Korea 52.31 170 2009 - 2020
Eritrea 52.17 171 1995 - 2020
Ethiopia 51.09 172 2000 - 2020
Mali 50.56 173 1996 - 2020
Somalia 49.73 174 2000 - 2020
R. of Congo 49.52 175 2000 - 2020
Lesotho 47.35 176 2000 - 2020
Mauritania 47.35 177 2000 - 2020
Haiti 46.93 178 1995 - 2020
Angola 46.89 179 2000 - 2020
Rwanda 46.6 180 1992 - 2020
Guinea 44.67 181 1999 - 2020
Zambia 44.52 182 1990 - 2020
Uganda 42.07 183 1991 - 2020
Benin 41.41 184 1996 - 2020
Tanzania 39.9 185 1992 - 2020
Madagascar 33.74 186 1992 - 2020
G.-Bissau 33.34 187 2002 - 2020
Mozambique 30.6 188 1997 - 2020
Liberia 27.53 189 2007 - 2020
Sierra Leone 26.2 190 2000 - 2020
Niger 19.25 191 1992 - 2020
DR Congo 19.1 192 2000 - 2020
Burkina Faso 18.96 193 1993 - 2020
C.A. Republic 15.47 194 1995 - 2020
Malawi 14.87 195 1992 - 2020
Burundi 11.74 196 1998 - 2020
Chad 11.08 197 1997 - 2020


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