Belgium vs Estonia: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Belgium
100.0%
in 2024
Estonia
100.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Estonia 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.