Which has higher access to electricity, Channel Islands or Samoa?

Channel Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Channel Islands and Samoa?

0.0%, with Channel Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Samoa?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Channel Islands vs Samoa: Access to electricity

Channel Islands

100.0%

in 2024

Samoa

100.0%

in 2024

Channel Islands rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

Access to electricity over time

Channel Islands
Samoa

How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Channel Islands ahead.

Channel Islands ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Channel Islands	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.0%	83.4%	16.6%	Channel Islands
2000s	100.0%	92.2%	7.8%	Channel Islands
2010s	100.0%	97.8%	2.2%	Channel Islands
2020s	100.0%	99.3%	0.7%	Channel Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Channel Islands or Samoa?: Channel Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Channel Islands and Samoa?: 0.0%, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Samoa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Channel Islands and Samoa rank globally for access to electricity?: Channel Islands ranks 1st and Samoa 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.