Access to electricity - Country rankings
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Access to electricity, percent of the population, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 24 countries was 96.17 percent. The highest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 47.18 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021. 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, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
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| Ant.& Barb. | 100 | 1 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Aruba | 100 | 2 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Bahamas | 100 | 3 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Barbados | 100 | 4 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Bermuda | 100 | 5 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Canada | 100 | 6 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 100 | 7 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Dominica | 100 | 8 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Jamaica | 100 | 9 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Mexico | 100 | 10 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Puerto Rico | 100 | 11 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Saint Lucia | 100 | 12 | 2000 - 2021 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 100 | 13 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 100 | 14 | 2000 - 2021 |
| USA | 100 | 15 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Domin. Rep. | 98.1 | 16 | 1991 - 2021 |
| El Salvador | 97.89 | 17 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Guatemala | 97.87 | 18 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Belize | 97.69 | 19 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Panama | 95.25 | 20 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Honduras | 94.13 | 21 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Grenada | 93.74 | 22 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Nicaragua | 86.29 | 23 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Haiti | 47.18 | 24 | 1995 - 2021 |
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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