El Salvador vs Honduras: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
El Salvador
99.4%
in 2024
Honduras
99.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
147th
Honduras rank
149th
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 99.4% against 99.3% in Honduras, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 147th and Honduras ranks 149th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 92.9% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.8% | 0.8% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.9% | 0.4% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 99.4% against 99.3% in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 147th and Honduras ranks 149th 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.