Samoa vs Tonga: Access to electricity, urban
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Tonga
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 2.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 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, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Tonga 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.