Azerbaijan vs Bhutan: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Azerbaijan
100.0%
in 2024
Bhutan
100.0%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
1st
Bhutan rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bhutan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 97.6% | 2.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 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 in urban vs. rural areas, Azerbaijan or Bhutan?
- Azerbaijan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Azerbaijan and Bhutan?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bhutan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bhutan rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The definition used in international statistics adopts a very low cutoff for what it means to ‘have access to electricity’. It is defined as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.