Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Puerto Rico
100.0%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Puerto Rico
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 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, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands 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.