Kuwait vs Slovakia: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2024
Slovakia
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Kuwait
- Slovakia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 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, Kuwait or Slovakia?
- Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Kuwait and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Slovakia rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Slovakia 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.