Suriname vs Tonga: Access to electricity, urban

Suriname
100.0%
in 2024
Tonga
100.0%
in 2024
Suriname rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st

Access to electricity, urban over time

  • Suriname
  • Tonga
020406080100199420092024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 99.6% 96.2% 3.4% Suriname
2000s 97.5% 97.0% 0.5% Suriname
2010s 98.3% 98.8% 0.5% Tonga
2020s 99.8% 100.0% 0.2% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Suriname or Tonga?
Suriname, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Suriname and Tonga?
0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
Suriname 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

Indicator
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.