Egypt vs Qatar: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Egypt
100.0%
in 2024
Qatar
100.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 100.0% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 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, Egypt or Qatar?
- Egypt, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Egypt and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Qatar 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.