El Salvador vs Nepal: Access to electricity, urban

El Salvador
99.4%
in 2024
Nepal
99.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
150th
Nepal rank
148th

Access to electricity, urban over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 99.7% against 99.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 150th and Nepal ranks 148th of 215 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 94.8% 82.3% 12.5% El Salvador
2000s 96.7% 87.9% 8.8% El Salvador
2010s 98.0% 95.3% 2.7% El Salvador
2020s 99.4% 96.4% 3.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, urban, El Salvador or Nepal?
Nepal, at 99.7% against 99.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between El Salvador and Nepal?
0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
El Salvador ranks 150th and Nepal ranks 148th 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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Indicator
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.