Bulgaria vs Japan: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
100.0%
in 2024
Japan
100.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 100.0% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 100.0% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Bulgaria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st 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.