Finland vs Latvia: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Finland
100.0%
in 2024
Latvia
100.0%
in 2024
Finland rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Finland ranks 1st and Latvia 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.