Bulgaria vs Faroe Islands: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Bulgaria
100.0%
in 2024
Faroe Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
1st
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Bulgaria
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 100.0% | 5.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 100.0% | 2.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas, Bulgaria or Faroe Islands?
- Bulgaria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Bulgaria and Faroe Islands?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Faroe Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Faroe Islands rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Faroe Islands 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.