Euro area vs United Kingdom: Access to electricity, urban
Euro area
100.0%
in 2024
United Kingdom
100.0%
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Euro area
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Euro area or United Kingdom?
- Euro area, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Euro area and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United Kingdom rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Euro area ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.