Barbados vs Suriname: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Barbados
100.0%
in 2024
Suriname
100.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 97.5% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.3% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Suriname 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.