Morocco vs Puerto Rico: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Morocco
100.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
100.0%
in 2024
Morocco rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Morocco
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 100.0% | 9.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 100.0% | 5.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 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, Morocco or Puerto Rico?
- Morocco, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Morocco and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Puerto Rico rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Morocco ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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.