Which has higher access to electricity, Euro area or United States of America?

Euro area, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?

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.

Euro area vs United States of America: Access to electricity

Euro area

100.0%

in 2024

United States of America

100.0%

in 2024

Euro area rank

1st

United States of America rank

1st

Access to electricity over time

Euro area
United States of America

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—
2000s	99.8%	100.0%	0.2%	United States of America
2010s	99.9%	100.0%	0.1%	United States of America
2020s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Euro area or United States of America?: Euro area, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Euro area and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Euro area and United States of America rank globally for access to electricity?: Euro area ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 47 groups.
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.