Which has higher access to electricity, British Virgin Islands or Faroe Islands?

British Virgin Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?

0.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

British Virgin Islands vs Faroe Islands: Access to electricity

British Virgin Islands

100.0%

in 2024

Faroe Islands

100.0%

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

1st

Faroe Islands rank

1st

Access to electricity over time

British Virgin Islands
Faroe Islands

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.6%	100.0%	4.4%	Faroe Islands
2000s	97.6%	100.0%	2.4%	Faroe Islands
2010s	99.4%	100.0%	0.6%	Faroe Islands
2020s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, British Virgin Islands or Faroe Islands?: British Virgin Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?: 0.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands rank globally for access to electricity?: British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Faroe Islands 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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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 8,142 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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