Bulgaria vs Russia: Access to electricity (% of population)
Bulgaria
100.0%
in 2024
Russia
100.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Access to electricity (% of population) over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 98.0% | 7.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 99.3% | 3.0% | Russia |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for access to electricity?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Russia 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.