Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Access to electricity, urban
Bangladesh
99.5%
in 2024
El Salvador
99.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
149th
El Salvador rank
150th
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 150th of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 94.6% | 23.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 96.7% | 16.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 98.0% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.4% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 99.5% against 99.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 150th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, urban (% of urban 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, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.