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