New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Access to electricity, urban
New Zealand
100.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 91.9% | 8.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.5% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.