Libya vs Qatar: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas

Libya
100.0%
in 2024
Qatar
100.0%
in 2024
Libya rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st

Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time

  • Libya
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Unit
% of urban population
Source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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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.