Tonga vs Uruguay: Access to electricity
Tonga
100.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
100.0%
in 2024
Tonga rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Access to electricity over time
- Tonga
- Uruguay
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tonga ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 96.8% | 14.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 98.2% | 9.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 99.6% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Tonga or Uruguay?
- Tonga, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Tonga and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for access to electricity?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 215 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.