Palau vs Samoa: Access to electricity, urban
Palau
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Palau rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 97.6% | 1.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.4% | 0.7% | Palau |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Palau ranks 1st and Samoa 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.