Barbados vs Viet Nam: Access to electricity
Barbados
100.0%
in 2024
Viet Nam
100.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
1st
Viet Nam rank
1st
Access to electricity over time
- Barbados
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 83.9% | 16.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 92.3% | 7.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.0% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Barbados or Viet Nam?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Viet Nam?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Viet Nam rank globally for access to electricity?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.