Canada vs China: Access to electricity, urban
Canada
100.0%
in 2024
China
100.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
China rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, urban, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 100.0% against 100.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Canada and China?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Canada ranks 1st and China 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, 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.