Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
99.5%
in 2024
Cambodia
99.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
130th
Cambodia rank
132nd
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 99.5% against 99.2% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 130th and Cambodia ranks 132nd of 214 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 13.7% | 14.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 19.3% | 24.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 60.3% | 11.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 91.1% | 7.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Bangladesh, at 99.5% against 99.2% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 130th and Cambodia ranks 132nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.