Maldives vs United Kingdom: Access to electricity, urban
Maldives
100.0%
in 2024
United Kingdom
100.0%
in 2024
Maldives rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Maldives
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 100.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Maldives or United Kingdom?
- Maldives, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Maldives ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.