Samoa vs Vietnam: Access to electricity (% of population)
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Vietnam
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Access to electricity (% of population) over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 83.9% | 2.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 92.3% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 99.0% | 1.2% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.9% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Samoa and Vietnam?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for access to electricity?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Vietnam 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.