Which has higher access to electricity, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Malaysia?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?

0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Malaysia: Access to electricity

Iran, Islamic Republic of

100.0%

in 2024

Malaysia

100.0%

in 2024

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

1st

Malaysia rank

1st

Access to electricity over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Malaysia

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	98.5%	98.8%	0.3%	Malaysia
2010s	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
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, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Malaysia?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?: 0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Malaysia rank globally for access to electricity?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.